littoral zone

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noun[C]
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/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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When not actually submerged, the soils of thelittoralzoneare unprotected from extremes of climate, including the direct impact of sunshine and rainfall.
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The category ' without vegetation ' presents the reservoirs which were created from the old pond by removing the bottom and eliminating thelittoralzone.
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This research covers measurements of currents and tides, as well as a study of the organisms of thelittoralzone.
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Some microclimates in thelittoralzoneare ameliorated by local features and larger plants such as mangroves.
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This process occurs in thelittoralzone, and in or close to the surf zone.
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Thelittoralzoneof the lake is reported to be rich in periphytic biota associated with macrophytes.
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The larvae live in thelittoralzoneof ponds and small lakes.
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It lives below thelittoralzone, and can often be seen swimming near sandy shores at low tide.
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However, the meaning oflittoralzonecan extend well beyond the intertidal zone.
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The north coast features a wide, sandylittoralzone.
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In coastal environments thelittoralzoneextends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to shoreline areas that are permanently submerged.
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Hence, over time, dams can reduce the area of wetland from a broadlittoralzoneto a narrow band of vegetation.
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Due to its shallowness, the entire basin constitutes thelittoralzone, which harbors common invertebrates like snails and insect larvae.
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The structure of barrier islands is determined by movement of sand in thelittoralzone, the land-facing side of the island.
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In contrast, thelittoralzonecovers the region between low and high tide and represents the transitional area between marine and terrestrial conditions.
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It occurs in thelittoralzoneand favours wave-exposed shores and rock pools.
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As a result, seaweeds most commonly inhabit thelittoralzoneand within that zone more frequently on rocky shores than on sand or shingle.
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Thelittoralzonemay form a narrow or broad fringing wetland, with extensive areas of aquatic plants sorted by their tolerance to different water depths.
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Starting from the shoreline, thelittoralzonebegins at the spray region just above the high tide mark.
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