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Central Puget Sound Watershed

Zones of the Nearshore Illustration
Exploring Nearshore Puget Sound Slideshow

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Four zones of the Nearshore illustrationThe nearshore actually includes the areas both above and below the beach. Because this covers such diverse habitats, we talk about four "zones" of nearshore habitat.

  • Zone 1 Upland/ Riparian
  • Zone 2 Backshore
  • Zone 3 Intertidal
  • Zone 4 Subtidal


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