Intertidal Flora of Acadia National Park
Hall S and Stachelek J. 2008. Intertidal Flora of Acadia National Park. National Park Service
'This field guide is not a comprehensive guide of all the algae on the shore (e.g. some rarer and winter annual species may not be listed). However, this guide should help you to identify many of the different common algae.' 'A combination of physical and biological factors determines where each different alga is found. Important physical factors that control distribution include particular levels of light (including UV), drying, temperature, wave action, and ice scour. Biological factors that control distribution include competition for space and resistance to predation; animals that eat algae are called herbivores. These factors all play a part in defining the distinctive zones on the shore, which consist of the splash, high, mid, and lower intertidal zones.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ACADIA NATIONAL PARK/
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Hall, Sarah; Stachelek, Joseph
- Date of Issue
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia National Park, Algae, Checklist, Diatoms, Fucoid, litoral zone, Marine, Marine: intertidal, Protozoa, seaweed