The Rockweed (FUC) Bioband

Zone

Bio-band Name

Database Label

Colour

Indicator Species*

Physical Description

Exposure
[Description]

Associate Species*

upper B

Rockweed

FUC

Golden-brown

Fucus sp.

Appears on bedrock cliffs and boulder, cobble or gravel beaches.  Commonly occurs at the same elevation as the barnacle band.

P-SE

Balanus sp.

Semibalanus sp.

Ulva sp.

Pilayella sp.

Golden-brown Rockweed (FUC) underlies a medium Splash Zone (VER) along the shores of Cholmondeley Sound.

A dense covering of Rockweed (FUC) forms a continuous band along the flats this Protected (P) estuary in Shinaku Inlet, Prince of Wales Island.

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Bioarea SECR

Bioarea SECR
* Indicator Species: The dominant species in a bioband and usually what the bioband is named for (eg. Barnacles = Barnacle bioband or BAR).
  Associated Species: Species commonly found within a given bioband. These are based on known life histories of these species and ground observations. For more detailed information on associated species and regional differences see the Shore Station database (http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/habitat/shorestation/default.htm).