Life Below
Seagrass is a flowering plant with an underwater life
Seagrass and seaweed are different. Discover why rooted flowering plants form important meadows in shallow coastal water.
Follow the water
Explore the coastal notebook
Shoreline Notes
The shoreline changes character between high and low tide
The intertidal zone is alternately exposed and submerged. Its changing conditions help explain why life is distributed unevenly along a shore.
Coastal Connections
An estuary is a meeting place, not an empty stretch of water
Where rivers meet the sea, changing water conditions support distinctive habitats. Start reading an estuary as a connected landscape.