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Physical Factors on the Sandy Beach. Part I. Tidal, Climatic, and Edaphic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

J. Ronald Bruce
J. Ronald Bruce
Affiliation:
Marine Biological Station, Port Erin
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Summary

The distribution and activities of animals and plants upon the sandy beach are largely influenced by the special physical factors operating in that environment. The paper is a contribution to the knowledge of these factors.

The tidal ebb and flow, and the resulting alternations of exposure, are the outstanding factors. The extent to which other factors may be operative upon the beach, during the period of ebb-tide, depends upon the vertical distance of the point in question above or below mean sea-level.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , April 1928 , pp. 535 - 552
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1928

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