Habitat Study Of Belfast Lough Foreshore

... Habitat Study Of Belfast Lough Foreshore Introduction:- We decided to survey the Belfast Lough Foreshore at Jordanstown to investigate the habitat, and establish the types of creatures living there along a fixed straight line reaching approximately 21 metres from the upper shore (not usually covered with water) to the Lower Shore (covered with water unless there are very low tides) Prediction:- Based on existing knowledge, I expected to find mussels, sandworms, seaweed, crabs, periwinkles, and limpets. I expected these organisms to live mainly in damp areas, rather than in dry areas Planning:- We decided that when we got to the beach, we would select points at equal intervals marked out along a straight line. This would be marked out by rope. We would position a quadrant (0.5m2) at each of these points and count the number of organisms in each area or estimate the percentage coverage of the area if the organism was seaweed. The temperature

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