Meaning of psammolittoral | Babel Free

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Relating to sandy shores.

not-comparable

Examples

“Laboratory experiments have⟳ attempted to determine⟳ the effects of certain environmental variables on the position of some psammolittoral marine species within their sediments (e.g. Pollock 1975b), but further investigations, using a wider range of environmental variables on a range of species, are necessary before any generalizations can be made.”

“Neel investigated the psammolittoral biota, both plant⟳ and animal, in the beaches and shoals of Douglas Lake, Michigan, and reported the occurrence of more than 240 species of organisms distributed taxonomically[.]”

“A new species of Halichoanolaimus was encountered during ecological investigations of the psammolittoral fauna of the Raritan estuary.”

“The areas of lakes involved in zonation include⟳ the littoral zone (the region in which there is light⟳ penetration to the bottom) and the psammolittoral zone (the region along the edge of the water).”

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