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The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve __ You will find a description of Fitzgerald Reserve (Montara - Half Moon Bay Coast) and low, mid and high tidal zones. Good introduction for kids. - illustrated - From sfgate.com - http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/fitz.html 

Hawaii Intertidal Life __ "you will find scientific information, such as the details of our study; educational materials, such as classroom activities using intertidal organisms; a basic introduction to Hawaii’s intertidal; plenty of pictures, and a list of common intertidal organisms." - illustrated - From intertidalhawaii.org - http://intertidalhawaii.org/%20 

Life at the Edge of the Sea - Virtual Tide Pool __ "The NATURE Virtual Tide Pool allows you to interact with one of the natural world's most fascinating places: that square of water where the ocean meets the land. The animals that live in this environment range from soft-bodied nudibranchs to hard-shelled crabs to the birds, bears, and seals that come to feed at the water's edge." QuickTime VR capability needed - illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/edgeofsea/tidepool.html 

Life on the Edge __ "Oceans cover more than 70% of the earth's surface. Everywhere that the ocean meets the land, a unique and brutal habitat exists. Waves pounding at the rocks constantly reshape the coastline. In this narrow band between water and land, strange animals and plants thrive. Within the confines of the shore, tidal plants and animals have developed specializations which allow them to survive." An excellent introduction to tide pools. - illustrated - From sfgate.com - http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/edge.html 
 
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Tide Pool Video __ Watch a 10-minute video taken in the living tide pool exhibit in the Monterey Bay Aquarium Rocky Shore gallery. Once you have finished that, there is an additional 'ton' of information to browse through. - illustrated - From Monterey Bay Aquarium - http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_rocky/rocky_cam.asp 

Secrets of the Tide Pools __ Have you ever wondered what creatures live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Ocean? Secrets are hiding along the many rocky shores. If you explore carefully with lots of patients you will see how much activity goes on in the tide pools. - illustrated - From ThinkQuest - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002608/Tidepool_home_page.html

Tide pool __ You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. "Tide pools (also tidal pools or rock pools) are rocky pools by oceans that are filled with seawater. Tide pools can either be small and shallow or large and deep." - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide_pool
 
Tidepool - Window into the Sea __ "Tidepools form where pools of water collect in rocky hollows at low tide. There are easier places in the ocean to survive. Tides, temperature, saltiness--all these are constantly changing . Only hardy animals can survive in the tidepool. Most of them are animals without backbones--invertebrates--which are fairly simple compared to other kinds of sea animals, such as fishes and whales." Learn how these creatures have adapted to their harsh environment. - illustrated - From Gulf of Maine Aquarium - http://www.gma.org/katahdin/tidepool.html 

Tide Pools __ A brief look at tide pools of the American Pacific Coast with galleries of tide pool animals. - illustrated - From Aris Multimedia Entertainment,Inc - http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/eviau/edit557/oceans/norma/otdpls.htm 

Tide Pools __ "Tide pools are rocky areas on the edge of an ocean that are filled with sea water. Many plants and creatures live there. For example, you might see starfish, anemones, urchins, barnacles, crabs, kelp and other sea plants in a tide pool." Here you will find articles and links to additional resources. - From 42explore.com - http://42explore.com/tidepool.htm 

Visitors strip Pacific Grove's Great Tide Pool of precious marine life __ Learn about the danger to these preserves, read some examples of what people are doing, and learn what additional measures may be put into place to protect this resource. - illustrated - From cyberwest.com - http://www.cyberwest.com/cw18/pacific_grove.html 

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