the rocky shore area of a rocky shore is covered with water only during storms.
which area of a rocky shore is covered with water only during storms?
rocky shore
a typical rocky shore can be divided into a spray zone or splash zone (also known as the supratidal zone), which is above the spring high-tide line and is covered by water only during storms, and an intertidal zone, which lies between the high and low tidal extremes. along most shores, the intertidal zone can be clearly separated into the following subzones: high tide zone, middle tide zone, and low tide zone. the intertidal zone is one of a number of marine biomes or habitats, including estuary, neritic, surface, and deep zones.









































section::::zonation.
intertidal zone
section::::zonation.









































tidal movements of water creates zonation patterns along rocky shores from high to low-tide. the area above the high-tide mark is the supralittoral zone which is virtually a terrestrial environment. the area around the high-tide mark is known as the intertidal fringe. between the high and low-tide marks is the intertidal or littoral zone. below the low-tide mark is the sublittoral or subtidal zone.









































the presence and abundance of different animals and algae vary in different zones along the rocky shore due to differing adaptations to the varying levels of exposure to sun and desiccation along the rocky shore.
rocky shore