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Bio-band Name |
Database Label |
Colour |
Indicator Species* |
Physical Description |
Exposure |
Associate Species* |
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A |
Splash Zone |
VER |
Black or bare rock |
Verrucaria sp. Encrusting black lichens |
Visible as a dark stripe, on bare rock, marking the upper limit of the intertidal zone. This band is observed on bedrock, or on low energy boulder/cobble shorelines. Note: This band is recorded by width Narrow (N) = less than 1m Medium (M) = 1m to 5m Wide (W) = more than 5m |
Width varies with exposure. N=VP-SP M=SP-SE W=SE-VE |
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A wide Splash Zone (VER) band of Verrucaria can be seen on this immobile Semi-Exposed (SE) shore in Round Islands. |
A dark black stripe of Verrucaria representing the Splash Zone (VER) is distinct above underlying bands of Rockweed (FUC) and Red Algae (RED) on the northern tip of Duke Island. |
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SE06_ML_01339.jpg |
SE06_MM_15303.jpg |
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Bioarea SECR |
Bioarea SECR |