▁them ▁reg ulate ▁their ▁met abol ism , ▁and ▁whether ▁land ▁or ▁water ▁travel ▁will ▁be ▁most ▁advantage ous . ▁ ▁T idal ▁migration ▁is ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁t ides ▁by ▁organ isms ▁to ▁move ▁period ically ▁from ▁one ▁habitat ▁to ▁another . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁migration ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁find ▁food ▁or ▁m ates . ▁T ides ▁can ▁carry ▁organ isms ▁hor izont ally ▁and ▁vert ically ▁for ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁nan om eters ▁to ▁even ▁thousands ▁of ▁kilom eters . ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁form ▁of ▁tid al ▁migration ▁is ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Inter tid al ▁zone ▁during ▁daily ▁tid al ▁cycles . ▁These ▁zones ▁are ▁often ▁populated ▁by ▁many ▁different ▁species ▁and ▁are ▁nut ri ent ▁rich . ▁Organ isms ▁like ▁c rab s , ▁n emat odes , ▁small ▁fish , ▁cor als , ▁and ▁other ▁species ▁cycle ▁to ▁these ▁areas ▁as ▁the ▁t ides ▁rise ▁and ▁fall ▁typically ▁about ▁every ▁twelve ▁hours . ▁The ▁cycle ▁movements ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁for aging ▁of ▁marine ▁and ▁bird ▁species . ▁Typ ically , ▁during ▁low ▁t ide ▁smaller ▁or ▁younger ▁species ▁will ▁emer ge ▁to ▁for age ▁because ▁they ▁can ▁surv ive ▁in ▁the ▁shall ower ▁water ▁and ▁have ▁less ▁chance ▁of ▁being ▁pre yed ▁upon . ▁During ▁high ▁t ide , ▁larger ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁deeper ▁water ▁and ▁nut ri ent ▁up well ing ▁from ▁the ▁tid al ▁movements . ▁T idal ▁migration ▁is ▁often ▁facil itated ▁by ▁ocean ▁curr ents .