Descriptive Essay On Tides

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Always replace rocks. If you want to look under a rock, put it back the way it was when you 're done. Leaving a rock "belly-up" is an almost sure way to kill any animals that were living underneath it.
Plan ahead. Look at tide charts to tell you when the best time to visit tide pools, it will give you a longer time to explore and a safer exit.
Watch where you step. Barnacles and other tide pool dwellers will thank you for stepping carefully while you explore. Stay on bare rocks where you won’t crush animals, rip slippery seaweeds, or risk a fall.
Look closely. Instead of picking animals up, quietly stop and watch the rocky shore animals for a few minutes. You’ll see much more this way.
Touch gently. If you do touch an animal, wet your hands …show more content…

It is where the land meets the ocean.This connection of environments creates a diverse and challenging ecosystem. It also represents the boundary of Acadia National Park at the low tide line.
What are tides?
Tides are changes in the height of the ocean over time due to the position of the moon, where in the world you are. Here on MDI the tidal change can be up to 12ft, and high and low tide come twice a day. Because of this the intertidal ecosystem here can be very different between the bottom and the top.
Intertidal Challenges
Crashing Waves - Waves break on the shore at a pressure of 500 pounds per square inch, which can pull animals and algae off of their rocky homes.
Temperature Changes - Exposure to the sun, or especially the cold, can damage an animal if they freeze over or heat up too much.
Exposure - An organism can dry out if they are out of the water for too long, so many organisms live in tide pools to stay wet.
Varying Salinity - The amounts of salt in a tide pool can vary from completely fresh to almost twice that of sea water. Some organisms can not maintain body functions if the salinity is too high or …show more content…

There is strong competition for space, and animals here are adapted to settle quick and survive.

Conserving a Resource (Middle Panel)
Main Point: Why is it hard to manage a place like the intertidal?

Intro Statement
The National Park Service was founded in 1916 by the National Park Service Organic Act, which gave it the mission “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment … by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” So how does this mission play out in the intertidal?
Scenario
Acadia National Park is one of few parks with a coastline, and they conserve it in the same way as their other ecosystems. The intertidal is filled with resilient organisms, but over time the ecosystem can be hurt by too many people walking in it. Around 2.5 million people visit Acadia each year, but what if the park knew the this number was going to double in the next decade?
How could the park preserve the intertidal, but still let these new visitors explore it?

They could…
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