Basalt Shores

This is the Basalt Shore at Marengo Headland
on the western end of Apollo Bay, near Cape Otway, Victoria.

This is a very rich shoreline for intertidal animals, especially low on the shore in cracks and gutters. Mussels occur here in large sheets embedded in sand-filled cracks.

References

Bennett, I. (1987) W. J. Dakin's classic study: Australian Seashores. p. 3-12, Angus & Robertson, Sydney.

Davey, K. (1998) A Photographic Guide to Seashore Life of Australia. p.8, New Holland, Sydney.

Types of Rocky Shore

Granite Shores
Basalt Shores
Limestone Shores
Sandstone Shores
Metamorphic Shores
Boulder Shores

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