intertidal
intertidal
Definition
inter·tidal (-tīd′'l)
adjective
of or pertaining to a shore zone bounded by the levels of low and high tide
intertidal
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- mudflats: Intertidal mudflats At the head of the river estuaries smaller areas of mudflats are found.
- sandflats: The Wash is the largest bay of its kind in the UK and contains the second largest area of intertidal sandflats.
- foreshore: Yield of fine sand from erosion of the Eocene cliffs has created a wide sandy intertidal foreshore.
- zone: The intertidal zone of Carmarthen Bay was an example.
- sediment: This information needs supplementary data, but suggests a possible storage volume of intertidal sediment of between 55 and 400 x 106m 3.
- habitat: Link to a picture of a typical intertidal habitat.
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