Rocky Intertidal Zone Community. Intertidal Zone Area of the shore between the highest high tide and lowest low tide.

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Rocky Intertidal Zone Community

Intertidal Zone Area of the shore between the highest high tide and lowest low tide

Mixed Semi-diurnal Tidal Regime Two tides per day Tidal heights not equal

neap spring FullHalfNewHalf Zero datum (MLLW)

A B C Position on Shore

Physical Factors Affecting Distributions Physical Tolerances Temperature (average and extreme) Moisture/Desiccation Light Gasses (respiration) Wave shock Sand scouring

Biological Factors Biological Interactions Predation Grazing Competition Symbioses

Summary Upper distributions of intertidal organisms tend to be determined by physical factors – tolerances Lower distributions of intertidal organisms tend to be determined by biological interactions

Intertidal Zonation

Factors Affecting Height of the Intertidal Zone Slope of the shore Wave exposure Local geomorphology Tidal flux

Behavioral Adaptations

Morphological Adaptations Color Shells

Physiological Adaptations Quiescence Acclimation Anaerobic Respiration/O 2 Debt Aerial Respiration

Latitudinal Submergence

Biological Factors Competition Predation Symbioses

J. Connell Competition between Balanus balanoides and Chthamalus stellatus

Balanus balanoides DISTRIBUTIONS

Chthamalus Balanus Transplant TRANSPLANT ADULTS

Transplant adults Both Chthalamus and Balanus survive

Chthamalus Balanus Clearance BEFORE CLEARANCE EXPERIMENTS

Chthamalus Balanus Clearance RESULTS CLEARANCE EXPERIMENTS

Clear both Balanus and Chthalamus Both Chthalamus and Balanus recolonize

Chthamalus Balanus Clearance CONTINUOUS REMOVAL AND CONTROLS Chthamalus removed CLEARANCE EXPERIMENTS

Continuous removal of Chthalamus from both heights Ex. Balanus recolonizes and Chthalamus does not C. Both species recolonize Chthamalus has no effect on Balanus in lower zone

Chthamalus Balanus Clearance CONTINUOUS REMOVAL AND CONTROLS Balanus removed CLEARANCE EXPERIMENTS

Continuous removal of Balanus from both heights Ex. Chthalamus colonizes in Balanus zone C. Both species recolonize zones Balanus cannot survive in upper zone Chthamalus can survive in lower zone in the absence of Balanus

Chthamalus stellatus Balanus balanoides

Chthamalus Balanus Clearance

Conclusions Balanus exclusion determines lower distribution bound for Chthamalus Competitive interaction responsible Exclusion mechanism is crushing Upper distribution of Balanus determined by physical tolerance

R. Paine Predation by Pisaster ochraceus on Mytilus californianus

Mytilus californianus Algae Pisaster ochraceus

Remove Pisaster No removal BEFORE

Remove Pisaster No removal

AFTER

Conclusions Pisaster determines the lower distribution bound of Mytilus by predation The upper limit of Mytilus distribution determined by physical tolerances