intertidal zone definition

intertidal zone means the area of Victoria commencing at the maximum high water mark and continuing to a point where the water is 2 metres deep at that time;
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intertidal zone means the substratum from extreme low water of spring tides to the upper limit of spray or influence from ocean derived salts. It includes areas that are sometimes submerged and sometimes exposed to air, mud and sand flats, rocky shores, salt marshes, and some terrestrial areas where salt influences are present.
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intertidal zone means the substratum from extreme low water of spring tides to the upper limit of
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More Definitions of intertidal zone

intertidal zone means the area between the zero tide (that is, where the tide measures zero on the Fort Denison Tide Gauge, or -0.925 metres Australian Height Datum) and the highest astronomical tide (that is, where the tide measures 2.1 metres above zero on the Fort Denison Tide Gauge, or 1.175 metres Australian Height Datum).
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