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Seaweek 2009 Gallery - Rocky Shores

Where the land meets the sea, a great place for biodiversity to flourish	A variety of species living together in a community	Algae and Sponges are a fantastic habitat for juvenile invertebrates
Ascidians are filter feeders in many ocean environments	Each ecosytem has a dynamic food web
Rocky shores are safe places for many invertebrate species to lay their eggs	Intertidal rockpool	Rocky foreshore
Rocky Shore animals and plants
Annelids Cnidaria Crustacea Echinoderms Molluscs Sponges Australian sea lion Mermaids necklace Ribbed top snails Patiriella exigua Shore crab           Rocky Shores images courtesy Kerrie Trees, Adventure Education www.adventureeducation.edu.au, Dennis Reik www.roboastra.com and Ros Asten MESA Tasmania Rep