Zonation on a rocky shore

Zonation Coursework Conclusion: The seashore is a habitat that contains a wide range of microhabitats and ecological niches for different creatures. This is mainly due to the effects of the tides, that rise and fall twice each day. Tides are the vertical movement of water in a periodical oscillation of the sea, due to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. The tides are on a semi-diurnal cycle, so there are two high tides …

…take advantage of the many different ecological niches available. My results show that each species is only found on a small area of the shore, an area that it ha evolved to be adapted to, and one where it is the most successful species. This process of evolution is constantly occurring, producing better and better-adapted species, for many different ecological niches. It occurs all over the globe in many different habitats, forming many new species.