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| Context | Bfn Natural temperate rocky shores |
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Rocky shores are used as mating grounds and nursery areas by a large variety of marine and terrestrial species, such as seals, fish or birds. Various sessile organisms found on rocky shores can also serve a similar function, as for instance, upper canopies of kelp typically found in the subtidal zone of rocky coasts (and the hard substrate they have attached to) serve as a nursery for various rockfish and other fish species, and invertebrates, for example, one of the most abundant fish species in the Atlantic ocean: Atlantic herring Clupea harengus, favor using sublittoral rocks and attached vegetation for spawning purposes (anon., 2006; anon., 2010).
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Steenbergs. (2011). Grey seals resting on rocky outcrops at Farne Islands [Online image]. Retrieved May 19, 2016 from https://www.flickr.com/photos/steenbergs/5990566827/ |
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Rossographer. (2015). Mermaid's purse (egg case of a Scyliorhinidae shark) washed out on the shore [Online image]. Retrieved March 31, 2016 from http://www.geograph.ie/photo/4450823 |
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anon. (2011). Tompot blenny (Parablennius Gattorugine) protecting their eggs in a shallow subtidal rocky reef crevice [Online image]. Retrieved May 19, 2016 from https://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalengland/24437697436/ |
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