Station Beach

Break into 6 groups by kingdom, phylum, or class:
	1. Protoctista (microscopic cells and seaweeds)
	2. Cnidaria and Sipuncula
	3. Mollusca
	4. Annelida, and Arthropoda
	5. Echinodermata
	6. Chordata

1. Where are we?

2. What is this water chemistry.

3. What is the substrate
	Where did it come from?
	Where is it going
	How old is it?

4. Transect
	Begin at lowest level 
	Using Hoolahoop count individuals of your taxonomic group
	How many phyla can you identify?
	Looking at the barnacles, what controls their distribution?
	What is the difference between under a rock and on the
		surface?
	Dose anything live in the rock?
	What can we observe about the local redox state?

8. Long-term history
	What previous history is this community dependent on?
	What do you think the life span of this beach is?
	Will it leave any record?