This blog is an analysis of Mounts Bay and its beach. Topics covered include a SWOT analysis, biodiversity, sea defences, and busineesses; With the findings summarised in a 10 minute video...
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Sandy Shore Species
Oystercatchers have adapted beaks to find food in the sand. Here they thrive on the lugworms burrowing beneath the surface.
Sea potatoes are a member of the cnidaria phylum with star fish and sea urchins. These species use their firm bristles to burrow deep in the sand.
This is the top of a sand mason worms tube, under the surface the worm lives in its tube made from sand and mucus.
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