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foreshore
(redirected from Intertidal area)

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foreshore: see beach beach, a gently sloping zone where deposits of unconsolidated sediments are subject to wave action at the shore of an ocean or lake. Most of the sediment making up a beach is supplied by rivers or by the erosion of highlands adjacent to the coast.
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While most mainland tide pools are practically barren because of human activity, sea stars, sea urchins, sea anemones and limpets thrive in the islands' intertidal areas.
POOL RUNNINGS L.A.'S CLOSEST NATIONAL PARK WORTH THE TRIP by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Most people don't look at our intertidal areas and see food.
STATE'S PROTECTED TIDE POOLS IN PERIL : IGNORANCE, POACHING DESTROY ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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