INTERTIDAL ZONE

The intertidal zone is the coastal area that is submerged during high tide and exposed at low tide. This part of the marine environment is exposed regularly to the air, facing dynamic changes in temperature, salinity, and moisture. Based on its characteristics, the intertidal zone can be divided into different habitats. These habitats include rocky shores, sandy beaches, mudflats, salt marshes, and mangrove swamps, or it could be a combination of any of them. This environment is occupied by different types of beautiful marine organisms like snails, clams, starfish, sea urchins, crabs, hermit crabs, some species of sponges and even corals!