Tidal Pool Assortment
by Terry Rowe
Title
Tidal Pool Assortment
Artist
Terry Rowe
Medium
Mixed Media - Digital Photography
Description
The variety of sea life in one of the tidal pools along Asilomar State Beach on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
Tide pools, or rock pools, are rocky pools on the sea shore which are filled with seawater. Many of these pools exist as separate pools only at low tide.
Many tide pools are habitats of especially adaptable animals that have engaged the attention of naturalists and marine biologists, as well as philosophical essayists: John Steinbeck wrote in The Log from the Sea of Cortez, "It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool again."
Tide pools provide a home for hardy organisms such as starfish, mussels and clams. Inhabitants must be able to deal with a frequently changing environment � fluctuations in water temperature, salinity, and oxygen content. Hazards include waves, strong currents, exposure to midday sun and predators.
Asilomar State Beach is a state park unit of California, USA, providing public access to rocky coast and dune habitat on the Monterey Peninsula.
Asilomar (meaning "Asylum or refuge by the sea" and pronounced a-SIL-o-mar) is a portmanteau from two Spanish words: "asilo" and "mar.�
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March 15th, 2015
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