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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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