Table of Contents
Jim Oakden
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
P.O. Box 450, Moss Landing, CA 95039
I. Beach Structure and Formation
II. Overview of Beach Meiofauna and Macrofauna
III. Zonation of Beach Macrofauna
A. Upper zone
1. Environmental influences
2. Dominant Species: Talitrid amphipods, Insects & kin, Oligochaetes
B. Mid zone
1. Environmental influences
2. Dominant Species:
Excirolana
spp.
C. Swash zone
1. Environmental influences
2. Dominant Species: Sand crab,
Archaeomysis, Nephtys
D. Low intertidal zone
1. Environmental influences
2. Dominant Species: Pismo Clam, Spiny Mole Crab, other fauna
E. Transient organisms
1. Environmental influences
2. Dominant Species: Sand dollar,
Vellela
IV. Selected Sandy Beach Resources
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