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The species found on a rocky shore can be influenced by the position above low tide and exposure of the coast. Discuss this with reference to adaptations of marine organisms and how they are affected by biotic and abiotic factors.
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Biology: ecology essay The species found on a rocky shore can be influenced by the position above low tide and exposure of the coast. Discuss this with reference to adaptations of marine organisms and how they are affected by biotic and abiotic factors. As you move from low to high shore the is a significant difference in the species found, for example if you look at data collected whilst we were there presented on kite diagrams you can see that towards the lower shore of the exposed shore there generally tended to be more mussels, anemones and bladder wrack as well as oar weed, they are all adapted to cope with both being in water and not being immersed in water; Mussels: when immersed in water their shells open up and they filter the water to obtain oxygen, plankton and food particles they then push the water out again. when the tide moves...
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