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Coastal Zone Ecosystems: Flora and Fauna Diversity

Explore the biodiverse coastal ecosystems from subtidal kelp to upper elevation dune communities. Discover various species like Alaria kelp, beach plum, Cord grass, and more. Learn about marine life including sea urchins, sea stars, and Atlantic plate limpets.

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Coastal Zone Ecosystems: Flora and Fauna Diversity

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  1. Kelp zone (subtidal)

  2. (member of dune community) (upper elevation) (highest elevation) (lowest elevation) (mid elevation)

  3. Alaria (edible kelp)

  4. American beach grass

  5. Bayberry

  6. Beach pea

  7. Beach plum

  8. Black grass

  9. Coral weed

  10. Cord grass

  11. Enteromorpha (hollow tube weed)

  12. Glasswort (pickle weed)

  13. Irish moss

  14. Kelp (laminaria)

  15. Pink rock-encrusting alga

  16. Pitch pine

  17. Polysiphonia

  18. Bladder wrack (Fucus)

  19. Knotted wrack (Ascophyllum)

  20. Rugosa rose

  21. Virginia rose

  22. Salt hay

  23. Sea lavender

  24. Sea lettuce

  25. Sea rocket

  26. White spruce

  27. Acorn barnacle

  28. Soft-shelled clam

  29. Green crab

  30. Rock crab

  31. Dog whelk

  32. Atlantic plate limpet

  33. Blue mussel byssal threads

  34. Common periwinkle

  35. Rough periwinkle

  36. Scud

  37. Green sea urchin

  38. Sea star

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