▁to ▁change able ▁and ▁potentially ▁har sh ▁conditions . ▁Some ▁animals ▁bur row ▁into ▁the ▁sand ▁and ▁feed ▁on ▁material ▁depos ited ▁by ▁the ▁waves . ▁C rab s , ▁insect s ▁and ▁shore bird s ▁feed ▁on ▁these ▁beach ▁dwell ers . ▁The ▁end anger ed ▁pip ing ▁p lo ver ▁and ▁some ▁t ern ▁species ▁rely ▁on ▁be aches ▁for ▁nest ing . ▁Sea ▁t urt les ▁also ▁b ury ▁their ▁eggs ▁in ▁ocean ▁be aches . ▁Se agr ass es ▁and ▁other ▁beach ▁plants ▁grow ▁on ▁und ist urbed ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁and ▁d unes . ▁ ▁Ocean ▁be aches ▁are ▁habit ats ▁with ▁organ isms ▁adapted ▁to ▁salt ▁sp ray , ▁tid al ▁over w ash , ▁and ▁sh ifting ▁s ands . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁organ isms ▁are ▁found ▁only ▁on ▁be aches . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁these ▁beach ▁organ isms ▁in ▁the ▁sout heast ▁US ▁include ▁plants ▁like ▁sea ▁o ats , ▁sea ▁ro cket , ▁beach ▁elder , ▁beach ▁morning ▁glory ▁( I pom oe a ▁pes - cap ra e ), ▁and ▁beach ▁pe an ut , ▁and ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁mole ▁c rab s ▁( H ipp o idea ), ▁co qu ina ▁cl ams ▁( Don ax ), ▁g host ▁c rab s , ▁and ▁white ▁beach ▁t iger ▁be et les . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Beach ▁advis ory ▁ ▁Beach ▁cleaner ▁ ▁Beach ▁evolution ▁ ▁Coast ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁be aches ▁ ▁Sand ▁art ▁and ▁play ▁ ▁Sh ore ▁