Multilateralism | Aquatic environment Interface boundary edge Water land atmosphere |
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olding the camera low and ambulating along the shoreline of lakes, streams and rivers has become another recent attractant. Articulating along this line of demarcation renders an ambiance that addresses temporal shore ecology. In this episode, a band of green algae has washed up just above the littoral water level, the result of strong wind action.
In coastal environments the littoral zone extends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to swallow areas that are permanently submerged. It is the presence of drifting water which provides distinctive characteristics to littoral regions. In Hazel Hill Lake, where tidal variation is negligible, the littoral region includes that portion of the lake that is less than 15 feet in depth. This zone is home to most of the rooted and floating aquatic plant life because solar radiation can penetrate to the bottom generating significant photosynthetic activity. That same radiation also provides sensor stimulation, as the energy of life and photography are inextricably intertwined.
“We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.” - Margaret Mead
