Rocky Shore Study
Aim
The aim of this investigation is to find where the lower, middle and
upper zones on the rocky shore start and end by looking at the species
present and absent in each zone.
Apparatus
0.5m2 frame quadrat
2 marking poles
Tape measure
Method
This investigation will be conducted when the tide is low on the rocky
shore at Scarborough. In order to record a sample of the species along
the rocky shore, an interrupted belt transect will be used to ensure
the sample is representative of the whole population and so that the
method is not too time consuming. A tape measure will be stretched on
the ground from the low water mark to the high water mark. A marking
pole will then be erected by the low tide mark. A 0.5m2 frame quadrat
will be placed next to the marking pole and all the species within the
quadrat will be identified and their abundance recorded. Another
marking pole will be placed 5m up-shore from the first marking pole
and another 5m2 frame quadrat will be placed next to the it and the
species along with their abundance will be recorded. This process will
be repeated until 85m of the rocky shore has been covered.
Results
Table to show the different types and abundance of plant species in
each quadrat:
Quadrat No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Meters from low water mark
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
Cladophora Rupestris
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