Potential Intertidal Research Questions

Potential Intertidal Research Questions• Is there an advantage for female shore crabs to be lower on the shore

than males?– Females with eggs– Females without eggs

• Are Chthamalus barnacles more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Are Balanus barnacles more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Do certain directional aspects of rocks favour settlement and survival of Balanus barnacles?

• Do certain directional aspects of rocks favour settlement and survival of Chthamalus barnacles?

• Do larger rocks provide more favourable habitat for shore crabs than smaller rocks?

• Do larger rocks provide more favourable habitat for shore crabs than smaller rocks higher on the shore?

• Are periwinkles (Littorina sp.) more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Are periwinkles (Littorina sp.) more likely to be found on certain directional aspects of rocks when they are higher on the shore?

• Is there an advantage for female shore crabs to be lower on the shore than males?– Females with eggs

– Females without eggs

• Are Chthamalus barnacles more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Are Balanus barnacles more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Do certain directional aspects of rocks favour settlement and survival of Balanus barnacles?

• Do larger rocks provide more favourable habitat for shore crabs than smaller rocks?

• Do larger rocks provide more favourable habitat for shore crabs than smaller rocks higher on the shore?

• Are periwinkles (Littorina sp.) more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the

shore?

• Are periwinkles (Littorina sp.) more likely to be found on certain directional aspects of rocks when they are higher on

the shore?

Potential Intertidal Research Questions• Is there an advantage for female shore crabs to be lower on the shore

than males?– Females with eggs– Females without eggs

• Are Chthamalus barnacles more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Are Balanus barnacles more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Do certain directional aspects of rocks favour settlement and survival of Balanus barnacles?

• Do certain directional aspects of rocks favour settlement and survival of Chthamalus barnacles?

• Do larger rocks provide more favourable habit t for shore crabs than smaller rocks?

• Do larger rocks provide more favourable habitat for shore crabs than smaller rocks higher on the shore?

• Are periwinkles (Littorina sp.) more likely to be found in crevices when they are higher on the shore?

• Are periwinkles (Littorina sp.) more likely to be found on certain directional aspects of rocks when they are higher on the shore?

Schedule1. Leave at 10:30 am2. Take bus #19 to Aquarium (10:45 am)3. Arrive at the Aquarium (11:00 am)4. Beaver Lake until around 12:00?5. Lunch until 12:30 – 12:45?6. Walk to Brockton Point (before 1 pm)7. Low tide at 1:27 pm8. Investigating/taking data until 3pm9. Either walk or take a bus back to school