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(Science: marine biology) A situation in which the level of the ocean and associated bodies of water periodically fluctuates due to the action of lunar (moon) and solar (sun) forces upon the rotating earth.


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abiotic factors

I don't even know what they mean by tide conditions... Does that mean low/high? or does it have something to do with red-tides? If it means av-low/av-high then maybe - because this could restrict or expand the intertidal zone. seasonal climate change (as opposed to global climate change) ...

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by AstusAleator
Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:48 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: abiotic factors
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Re: Splashpools during high and low tides

A splash pool would be outside the intertidal zone, and only fill with water that is splashed/sprayed into it, or rain. So as long as it's not being flushed out, the salt water will stay and evaporate leaving higher concentrations of salt every time a tide comes and goes.

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by AstusAleator
Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:05 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Splashpools during high and low tides
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Splashpools during high and low tides

Talking about the tides, do you think that the moon could also affect our body fluids?

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by mcar
Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:45 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Splashpools during high and low tides
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Splashpools during high and low tides

during high tide would the salinity of splashpools rise? and in low tides would the salinity drop? i think this makes sense beacuse during high tide sea water would flow into the splashpools causing a rise in salinity, while during low tide this water goes ...

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by mmmmmm
Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:55 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Splashpools during high and low tides
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Beginner Biology I NEED HELP PLEASE PLEASE!!

... is unstable and spontaneously emits beta radiation. If you look at the chemical composition of the amino acids and compare it to that of nucleo tides (and I do mean – tides ), you should draw the conclusion you’ve already hinted at. That ignores such things as phosphoserine and phosphothreonine ...

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by blcr11
Tue May 01, 2007 6:12 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Beginner Biology I NEED HELP PLEASE PLEASE!!
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