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|definition= In marine ecosystems the shore area or intertidal zone, where periodic exposure and submersion by [[tide|tides]] is normal.<ref name="Allaby">Allaby M. (1998). ''Oxford Dictionary of Ecology'' (2nd Ed). Oxford University Press: Oxford, (Uk). 440pp.</ref>.}}
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 14:24, 14 December 2007

Definition of Littoral zone:
In marine ecosystems the shore area or intertidal zone, where periodic exposure and submersion by tides is normal.[1].
This is the common definition for Littoral zone, other definitions can be discussed in the article

See also

For more definitions of coastal terms and a sketch, see Definitions of coastal terms.

References

  1. Allaby M. (1998). Oxford Dictionary of Ecology (2nd Ed). Oxford University Press: Oxford, (Uk). 440pp.