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Marine life edit
Tide pools contain complex food webs that can vary based on the climate[1].
Fauna edit
The presence of the California mussel increases the supply of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus in coastal marine tide pools which allows the ecosystem the nutrients to be more productive.[2]. The shell of a California Mussel is primarily composed of Aragonite and Calcite which are both polymorphs of Calcium carbonate[3]. Climate change and ocean acidification has led to a decrease in these amounts important compounds in California Mussel shells over many years[3].
Many species of Hermit crab are commonly found in tide pool environments.The long-wristed hermit crab (Pagurus longicarpus) has been found to become stranded in tide pools and are forced to inhabit snail shells in response to the rapidly changing temperature of the pools[4]. Hermit crabs of different or the same species compete for the snail shells that are available[5] .
The Tidepool sculpin is a species of fish that is named for its tide pool habitat. The Tidepool Sculpin has been found to show preferences for certain tide pools and will return to their tide pool of choice after being removed from it[6]. This is a behavior known as Homing (biology). These fish crawl on the floor of tide pools using a back and forth movement of their tail fin and a rotating motion of their pectoral fins.[7]
Multiple species of Amphipods (Amphipoda) can be found in coastal tide pools. These small crustaceans provide an important food source for predator species as well as limiting the growth of algae attached to vegetation.[8]
Coastal predators edit
Tide pools are often surrounded by coastal predators who feed on tide pool flora and fauna. These predators play an important role in the tide pool Food web and create competition for resources.
References
- ^ Mendonça, Vanessa; Madeira, Carolina; Dias, Marta; Vermandele, Fanny; Archambault, Philippe; Dissanayake, Awantha; Canning-Clode, João; Flores, Augusto A. V.; Silva, Ana; Vinagre, Catarina (2018-07-05). Hewitt, Judi (ed.). "What's in a tide pool? Just as much food web network complexity as in large open ecosystems". PLOS ONE. 13 (7): e0200066. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0200066. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6033428. PMID 29975745.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Pfister, Catherine A. (2007-07). "INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES LOCALLY ENHANCE PRIMARY PRODUCTION". Ecology. 88 (7): 1647–1653. doi:10.1890/06-1913.1. ISSN 0012-9658.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Bullard, Elizabeth M.; Torres, Ivan; Ren, Tianqi; Graeve, Olivia A.; Roy, Kaustuv (2021-01-19). "Shell mineralogy of a foundational marine species, Mytilus californianus , over half a century in a changing ocean". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (3): e2004769118. doi:10.1073/pnas.2004769118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 7826377. PMID 33431664.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) - ^ Gilliand, Sarah; Pechenik, Jan A. (2018-12). "Temperature and Salinity Effects on Shell Selection by the Hermit Crab Pagurus longicarpus". The Biological Bulletin. 235 (3): 178–184. doi:10.1086/700188. ISSN 0006-3185.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Yoshikawa, Akihiro; Goto, Ryutaro; Yasuda, Chiaki I; Asakura, Akira (2020-07). "Corrigendum to: Size and sex bias in air-exposure behavior during low tide of the intertidal hermit crab Clibanarius virescens (Krauss, 1843) (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae)". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 40 (4): 488–488. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruaa039. ISSN 0278-0372.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Green, John M. (1971-03-01). "High Tide Movements and Homing Behaviour of the Tidepool Sculpin Oligocottus maculosus". Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 28 (3): 383–389. doi:10.1139/f71-051. ISSN 0015-296X.
- ^ Bressman, Noah R.; Gibb, Alice C.; Farina, Stacy C. (2018-12-01). "A walking behavior generates functional overland movements in the tidepool sculpin, Oligocottus maculosus". Zoology. 131: 20–28. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2018.10.003. ISSN 0944-2006.
- ^ Carvalho, Jessica; Mendonça, Vanessa; Vinagre, Catarina; Silva, Ana (2021-06-01). "Environmental factors impacting the abundance and distribution of amphipods in intertidal rock pools". Journal of Sea Research. 172: 102035. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2021.102035. ISSN 1385-1101.