Nova Scotia's Rocky Intertidal Zone

Kelp forest just below the intertidal zone at Crystal Crescent beach

Resources

• Rocky intertidal zone teems with life
  Article in Chronicle Herald, Jan 11, 2016. (On web.archive.com, it could take a minute to access it.)
  
  
• Checklist for field trip
  Guide prepared for Young Naturalists.
  
  
• C. Bird's & C. Pross's Seaweeds of Gaff Point/Hirtle's Beach
  Seaweeds found on the beach. (On web.archive.com, it could take a minute to access it.)
  
  
• Maine InterTidal Zone Investigation (MITZI)
  Website offers a guided tour though the rocky intertidal in Maine.
  
  
• The Rocky Intertidal from Below
  Video of the rocky intertidal near Peggy's Cove at high tide, viewed by snorkeling.
  
  
• Researcher says warmer waters in Nova Scotia 'ocean hotspot' killing off kelp forests
  by Dalhousie University on phys.org July 19, 2016

Young Naturalists Club at Sandy Cove, Sep 27, 2015. White, Buff, Fucoid and Irish Moss zones can be seen in this photo Young Naturalist's Collection

Barnacle zone at Point Pleasant Park. The snails are dog whelks that feed on barnacles, but they can't stay out of water long enough to reach the zone of dense barnacles... they just bark at the edges!