Area above the spring high tide line that is regularly splashed, but not submerged by ocean water
The supralittoral zone, also known as the splash zone, spray zone or the supratidal zone, sometimes also referred to as the white zone, is the area above the spring high tide line, on coastlines and estuaries, that is regularly splashed, but not submerged by ocean water. Seawater penetrates these elevated areas only during storms with high tides.[1][2]
Organisms here must cope also with exposure to air, fresh water from rain, cold, heat and predation by land animals and seabirds. At the top of this area, patches of dark lichens can appear as crusts on rocks. Some types of periwinkles, Neritidae and detritus feeding Isopoda commonly inhabit the lower supralittoral.[3]
The supralittoralzone, also known as the splash zone, spray zone or the supratidal zone, sometimes also referred to as the white zone, is the area above...
the supralittoralzone, the eulittoral zone, and the sublittoral zone. The supralittoralzone (also called the splash, spray or supratidal zone) is the...
(Trebouxiophyceae) is terrestrial, and Prasiola crispa, which live in the supralittoralzone, is terrestrial and can in the Antarctic form large carpets on humid...
about 200 metres (660 ft). Above the neritic zone lie the intertidal (or eulittoral) and supralittoralzones; below it the continental slope begins, descending...
along the rocky shores from high to low-tide. They are: The supralittoralzone or splash zone: area above the high-tide mark, which is virtually a terrestrial...
which is armoured with pebbles or small- to medium-sized cobbles Supralittoralzone – Area above the spring high tide line that is regularly splashed...
water creates zonation patterns along rocky shores from high to low-tide. The area above the high-tide mark is the supralittoralzone which is virtually...
zone occurs when lowering heavy loads into water. Splash zone may also refer to the supralittoralzone, the area above a high-tide line. Splash Zone may...
silica rich types (HS). It is characteristically found in the mesic supralittoralzone or above Verrucaria maura (tar lichens). It can be distinguished from...
traditional sampling efforts. Its habitat includes littoral and supralittoralzones such as those in mangroves and estuaries. Excavated mud from their...
Peninsula. It is tolerant of saline conditions and often occupies the supralittoralzone along rocky coastlines affected by sea spray. "Muelleriella crassifolia...
species is highly tolerant to immersion in saltwater, and inhabits the supralittoralzone. Armadillidium album reproduces sexually, with a summer reproductive...
growing on coastal granite on overhanging rock faces in the lower supralittoralzone. It has a whitish-grey, crustose thallus that often joins with neighbouring...
complex of coastal ecosystems, comprising the flora of the rocks and supralittoralzone — Sargent's juniper [ru] (Juniperus chinensis subsp. sargentii), Japanese...
shallower waters including one specimen found in deposits of the supralittoralzone. The proximity to the shore is apparent due to the presence of terrestrial...
on vertical surfaces. It typically grows in the lower part of the supralittoralzone within a narrow vertical range. The species often occupies locations...
preferred natural habitats of T. celiae are caves, forest, and the marine supralittoralzone at an altitude of 3 m (9.8 ft). T. celiae is distinguished from other...
Variospora thallincola typically grows in the mesic to submesic-supralittoralzones. It prefers north-facing rock surfaces that are shaded. The lichen...
Flavoplaca arcisproxima is known from maritime sites, usually in the supralittoralzone. It prefers base-rich, hard siliceous rocks, such as diabase, and...
illumination Subduction zone – Convergent tectonic plate boundaries where one plate moves under the other Supralittoralzone – The area above the spring...
reassigned to the genus, Bellorchestia. It is found only in the supralittoralzones of Tasmania's coastlines. "Occurrence Bellorchestia marmorata (Haswell...
a wide variety of natural and artificial habitats, including the supralittoralzone, shrubland, savanna, forest, gardens, and farmland, at altitudes up...
Milton Storr. The preferred natural habitats of C. storri are the supralittoralzone, shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m...
Stewart Island, as well as on Lord Howe. It has been recorded from the supralittoralzone of beaches, beneath stones, in forest plant litter and in bird nests...
preferred natural habitat of P. braconnieri is sandy soil in both the supralittoralzone and forest, at altitudes of 15–80 m (49–262 ft). P. braconnieri has...
ecologist Paul Dutton. The preferred natural habitat of S. duttoni is the supralittoralzone and dunes, at altitudes of 1–25 m (3.3–82.0 ft). S. duttoni has no...
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