What would be an ecological implication of an intertidal organism being located higher in the intertidal zone?
1. If talking about cyanobacteria (such as anabaena) or a real filamentous algae,, then the population will not only benefit from higher solar intake for photosynthesis, but it will also reach a point along the tide (i.e. — where the “crest” is highest) to break appart more easily. The reason for the latter is that fillamentous algae will procreate through simple mitosis (equal separation of the individual cell) to form what you call a fillament. This does not mean it is multicellular, however, but the filament is in itself its natural form. So when the filament reaches a higher part of the crest (wave), it will come crashing down harder, faster so that it will break apart and split into separate smaller filaments. The smaller fragments will continue to divide and so on, In general, plankton and algae of all sorts strive to remain in the intertidal zone where the most amount of sunlight can be acquired. After all, they are all DEPENDANT on the photosynthetic processes that most will u
