Intertidal Zone: Rocky Shore
The rocky shore is so-called because the shoreline is rocky. The stability and shelter of this hard substrate creates a safer environment for seashore communities to form. As a result, the rocky shore is one of the most biodiverse habitats in the marine environment. Please see below for more information on the kind of species that inhabit the Rocky shore.
Rocky Shore species guide
| Rocky Shore Zone | Species | |
|
Splash Zone |
Lyme grass, Thrift , Lichens | |
| Intertidal zone | Upper Shore | Channelled wrack, Acorn Barnacles, Gut Weed, Egg Wrack(knotted Wrack) |
| Middle Shore | Limpets, Barnacles, Bladder wrack | |
| Lower Shore | Beadlet Anemone, Dog Whelk, Purple Laver(Nori) | |
| Subtidal Zone | Blenny, Sea Hare, Dulse (Dilisk), Sugar Kelp | |