Keywords

intertidal environment



Keyword Definition

[littoral] Pertaining to the benthic ocean environment or depth zone between high water and low water; also, pertaining to the organisms of that environment. Syn: intertidal.


Source: AGI Glossary of Geology, 4th edition, 1997.


Category: Geological

Geological keywords, such as “granite”, “lake”.  The definitions are generally taken from the AGI Glossary of Geology.  Keywords with a geographic context (e.g. Cape Smith Fold Belt, Selwyn Basin, Grenville Province) are assigned to a separate category.


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