Beavertail ~ Rocky Shore |
Virtual Field Trip |
Let's fill out our Rocky Shore Transect Data Sheet:
Black Zone | 0-4 meters | 85% blue-green algae |
Periwinkle Zone | 4-5 meters | 30% periwinkles 2% sand fleas |
Barnacle Zone | 5-7 meters | 50% barnacles 25% periwinkles |
Rockweed Zone | 7-9 meters | 50% rockweed 25% mussels 5% crabs |
Irish Moss Zone | 9-13 meters | 30% Irish moss 10% periwinkles 10% mussels 5% crabs 1% sea anemone |
Kelp Zone | 11-25 meters | 70% kelp 5% mummichogs, silversides |