Traits:WaveExposure

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Wave exposure

Wave exposure: Traits that describe the range of exposure to wave action in which the organism is recorded.

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Has Values:

• [[WaveExposure|Wave exposure]]
  • [[WaveExposed|Wave exposed]]
    • [[Exposed|Exposed]]
    • [[ExtremelyExposed|Extremely exposed]]
    • [[ModeratelyExposed|Moderately exposed]]
    • [[VeryExposed|Very exposed]]
  • [[WaveSheltered|Wave sheltered]]
    • [[ExtremelySheltered|Extremely sheltered]]
    • [[Sheltered|Sheltered]]
    • [[UltraSheltered|Ultra sheltered]]
    • [[VerySheltered|Very sheltered]]

Wave exposure determines the distribution and zonation of species on the shore from the supralittoral to the shallow sublittoral. The terms 'wave exposed' and wave sheltered ' are often used but not always carefully defined. The definitions suggested here are taken from the UK MNCR Hiscock (1996).