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tidal cycle

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tidal cycle [′tīd·əl ‚sī·kəl]
(oceanography)


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30-40 min) on the spring tides of each month, and clam growth rate in these plots was predicted to be the fastest because these animals were able to feed longer each tidal cycle than clams in plots at the higher tidal levels.
It's not surprising that the highest bacterial concentration "shows up at low tide during an exaggerated tidal cycle, when the sea water is at its lowest ebb," says coastal oceanographer Willard S.
Stewart estimated the tidal cycle runoff could be completed as early as Friday or Saturday and as late as sometime next week.
 
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