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COASTALZONES
Terminology
CoastalZone
coastalzonesaretheareasbetweenthe
landandwater
theyaresoimportantbecausethemajority
oftheWorldspopulationliveinthesezones
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theyarecontinuallychangingduetothe
interactionbetweentheoceansandtheland
Coastvs.Shore
shoreazonethatliesbetweenthelowest
tidelevel(lowtide)andthehighestelevation
onlandthatisaffectedbystormwaves
coastextendsinlandfromtheshoreas
farasoceanrelatedfeaturescanbefound
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Coastvs.Shorecont.
theshorelineistheperimeteroftheland
alongthewatersedge,measuredtothe
closestexactnesspossible
thecoastlinefollowsthegenerallineofthe
coast,butsometimes,inthecaseofsmall
baysandinlets,thecoastlineismeasured
acrossthebayorinlettorejointhecoastline
ontheoppositeside
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CoastalClassification
allcoastscanbedividedintooneoftwo
types:
primarycoasts
areyoungercoaststhathavebeenformedby
nonmarineprocesses
secondarycoasts
haveagedtothepointwherephysicaland/orbiological
marineprocessesdominatethecharacterofthecoast
TypesofCoastalZones
rockyshore
beach
barrierisland
reefandatoll
estuary
tidalflat
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RockyShore
itisanintertidalareathatconsistsofsolid
rocks
itisoftenabiologicallyrichenvironment
itcanincludemanydifferenthabitattypes:
steeprockycliffs
platforms
rockpools
boulderfields
RockyShorecont.
organismsthatliveinthisareaexperience
dailyfluctuationsintheirenvironment
hence,theymustbeable
totolerateextremechanges
intemperature,salinity,
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moisture,andwaveaction
Beach
itisanarrowstripoflandseparatingabody
ofwaterfrominlandareas
beachesareusuallymadeofsand,tiny
grainsofrocksandmineralsthathavebeen
worndownbyconstantpoundingbywind
andwaves
BarrierIsland
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isacoastallandformandatypeofbarrier
system
theyareexceptionallyflatandlumpyareas
ofsand,thatareparalleltothemainland
coast
theyusuallyoccurinchains,consistingof
anythingfromafewtomanyislands
ReefandAtoll
areefisastriporridgeofrocks,sand,
coral,orhumanmadeobjectsthatrisestoor
nearthesurfaceoftheocean
anatollisaringshapedcoralreefgrowing
upwardfromasubmergedvolcanicpeek
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Estuary
itisapartiallyenclosedcoastalbodyof
water
thesaltyoceanwaterthatisfoundinsideis
significantlydilutedbyfreshwaterfromland
runoff
TidalFlat
theyaresandormud
areasfoundinmanyestuarineareas
theytypicallylackrecognizableplantlife
theyareneitherterrestrialnoraquaticbut
fallsomewhereinbetween
theyareharsh,unpredictableenvironments
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