{"id":28309,"date":"2025-10-24T20:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T20:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=28309"},"modified":"2025-10-24T23:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:59:00","slug":"beach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/beach\/","title":{"rendered":"5b4 Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28309\" data-postid=\"28309\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28309 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"qylx182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_qylx182 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column 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composition.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide examples of common beach organisms, including their survival strategies and roles within functional classification.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Explain how invasive plants have impacted pacific northwest beach communities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"ckyl182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ckyl182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ac6t182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vn4u182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Imagine a vacation getaway; a place you can go to that is a relaxing escape.\u00a0 Many people envision a beach somewhere in the world.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"50px,50px\" data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"gchw182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_gchw182 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_xd1q182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2hg1182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"iyfm182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_iyfm182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ussg182 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_9zmt182 video-top  video-autoplay\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/469378538?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;autoplay=1&#038;muted=1\" allow=\"fullscreen;autoplay\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_18n5182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vi38182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches are unique ecosystems with a rapidly shifting landscape and organisms that can survive in these harsh conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have been on a beach on a windy day, you know that the sand gets everywhere.\u00a0 This means that organisms either get blown around or have to shelter within the sand or in the water.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"ei4l182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_ei4l182 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_w2w4182 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_rmv9182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_0dbz182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3rlm182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sand<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"oayp182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_oayp182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_xhrx182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7b1u182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Sand is largely eroded minerals, often from coastal cliffs.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_n0so182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434798520?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" 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src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472064030?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_m4z3182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_e8dm182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abundant minerals can make sand dramatic colors.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"17aw182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_17aw182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_brpj182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pism182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Broken down materials including sea shells and eroded glass can accumulate in some sands.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_a9it182 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_anwy182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script 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                             <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472062937?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_czfi182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bv1b182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most remarkable examples of sand is the human-created debris of Glass Beach, in California.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"50px,50px\" data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"vkbk182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_vkbk182 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_capb182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3gcr182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_0r93182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ehqj182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d11d182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beach Organisms<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"welw182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_welw182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_59k6182 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_ys3u182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434800482?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_2azs182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sl47182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you study the sand, especially along the waterline, you can find air holes that indicate the presence of a variety of under the sand, including clams and crabs.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"uoi7182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_uoi7182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_htlo182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pcew182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Sand dollars are examples of a type of sea urchin that burrows within sand.\u00a0 We typically find their dead sub-bleached remains.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_c5bj182 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_u4gd182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n          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-->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_t01z182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p41w182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some organisms like this small crustacean come to the surface.\u00a0 Their behaviors can be intricate.\u00a0 Watch the movements in the video, the photo below is the pattern my hand made in the sand while holding the camera and tracking the animal&#8217;s movement.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7h12182 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-organism-path.jpg\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"d4i7182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_d4i7182 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_utwf182 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_61p9182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_afq1182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_evz6182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Invasive Species<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"7x3b182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_7x3b182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_pbt9182 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_d085182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/313072491?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_44ct182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k3yz182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are at the Oregon National Dunes, starting in Florence Oregon, heading south on Highway 101.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"w132182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_w132182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6prr182 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_3rhm182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_3yoa182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vaoz182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches around the world have their own native plants and unique communities of organisms. Unfortunately, some species were brought in by humans that are outcompeting endemic (native) species and growing so excessively that they can also threaten human land use.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"hqm9182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_hqm9182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_msu1182 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_b8jz182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/366652988?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_cvqi182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qcgx182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">European beach grass was transplanted to lake shores and ocean coasts in North America with the intention of stabilizing the always shifting sand.\u00a0 This is particularly important if you are trying to build structures and recreation sites close to the water.\u00a0 This grass has outcompeted many native species and well grown beyond its intended areas.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ph30182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ph30182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_7jxm182 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_e7ph182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass-suoer-close.jpg\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_jm64182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vc33182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a grass species (<em>Family Poaceae<\/em>); how is it pollinated and what can spread its small seeds?\u00a0 This is addition to toleration of wet, dry, and salty conditions makes this a highly successful species.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"solp182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_solp182 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_pc97182 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ucsq182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ucsq182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_0xp3182 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tzhk182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-sharp.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1623\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ux4h182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6v6g182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gorse was purposely brought to the Oregon Coast by an individual who wanted to garden with plants from their original home country.\u00a0 It does have pretty yellow flowers.\u00a0 However, it also has needle-like leaves and the plants can grow tall and thick.\u00a0 Gorse has not only invaded wild areas, it is also encroaching on grazing and crop land.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"egzm182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_egzm182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1zx9182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wvxe182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">This gives you an idea of height; Mark is 6 foot and four inches in height.\u00a0 Cutting through this type of shrub takes heavy clothes, gloves, and long blades.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_88o3182 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_0xsv182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-height.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"22hv182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_22hv182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_sxoc182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ej4y182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are at a research site near Bandon, Oregon.\u00a0 Various techniques are being tried to eliminate Gorse.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_a7w7182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/472081850?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ru5e182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ru5e182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_of6f182 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_14gk182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-plot-overview-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_2m2l182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a415182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are the treatments being tried.\u00a0 Which do you think would be most successful?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The next video shows the results.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"7va0182\" data-lazy=\"1\" 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class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_z9om182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gi8v182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now we are driving slowly by the test plots in our car.\u00a0 Which treatment seems the most successful? Below is a photo of plot #1 that was off of the road.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_yugl182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-site-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"w5z7182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_w5z7182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_phvo182 first\">\n                   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species can fill their spots.\u00a0 The tall spiky plant to the right of the gorse in the cleared treatment area is Scotch Broom, another problematic invasive species.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_c0pa182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_tyv8182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_duil182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beach Debris<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"crjx182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row 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Beach\"><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>                     <div class=\"tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"slide-inner-wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"tf_rel tf_lazy slide-image\">\n                                                                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1454'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201454%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-grass-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1454\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-grass-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1454\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><\/noscript>                                            <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"pdlt182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_pdlt182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_2g25182 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_p3mv182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_652925827.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"350\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_gsjx182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fvw6182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beach pollution can come in the form of water pollution (introduced in Module 8) or solid waste.\u00a0 Plastic wastes are an increasing concern as large wastes can harm organisms that get caught in them or ingest them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"xghl182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_xghl182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_s9xz182 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_znvd182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434553486?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_9fj4182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tvd8182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Different than when we arrived in Oregon over 30 years ago, you can now find plastic waste on every beach, sometimes every few steps.\u00a0 And that is just the visible pieces.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"dd2j182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_dd2j182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_9x3b182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3493182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">As plastics erode into smaller pieces over time, the microplastics are easier to digest and may negatively impact coastal organisms.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_hr5k182 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_dcql182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_599737871-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"350\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"28ui182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_28ui182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_tddq182 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_33ro182 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/469378219?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_afjk182 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0jtu182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many people take an extra bag and gloves with them to the beach to pick up and dispose of debris while looking for shells or other objects.\u00a0 There is more on beach-combing in this Guide&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/resources\/#\">resources page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_mefl182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-see-resources.jpg\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"tvd3182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_tvd3182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_41zv182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ucs0182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>This is the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/#\">Sampling Guide<\/a>.\u00a0 Material from this guide and corresponding lecture, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/communities\/#\">Communities<\/a> are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"8pw3182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_8pw3182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_zeyg182 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lilu182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1531\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">    \n        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beach communities?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"jjdj182\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_jjdj182 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_uz5w182 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fiup182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gwep182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Near Shore Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_h8lx182 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_n3m6182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a2wg182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Sampling Overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_e7ep182 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_1o2c182 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_f4zz182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Sampling Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_upoo182 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #0087bd;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zwod182   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_1w3t182\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_hudv182 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ed89182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Marine Life\" alt=\"Marine Life\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\">\n                        Marine Life                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_vsen182\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_40c6182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/ocean-zones\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Ocean Zones\" alt=\"Ocean Zones\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/ocean-zones\/#\">\n                        Ocean Zones                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- 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               Near Shore                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_zvkw182 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1mss182 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Beach - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Beach - YOU ARE HERE\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Beach - YOU ARE HERE                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content 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src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zt7u998   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 5<\/h3>\n<h5>This week&#8217;s overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_5nv6998\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_aluo998 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9pqs998   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>Sampling<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_1ncb998 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ngal998 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_77ef998   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3>\n<h5>Submit Products<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beach Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":28257,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28309","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<h1>Beach<br\/>Abiotic & Biotic Characteristics of Sandy Shores<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1531\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<h3><strong>Beach Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li> <p><b>Describe the characteristics of beach sands, including source and composition.<\/b><\/p> <\/li> <li><strong>Provide examples of common beach organisms, including their survival strategies and roles within functional classification.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Explain how invasive plants have impacted pacific northwest beach communities.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<h5>Imagine a vacation getaway; a place you can go to that is a relaxing escape.\u00a0 Many people envision a beach somewhere in the world.<\/h5>\n\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/469378538[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches are unique ecosystems with a rapidly shifting landscape and organisms that can survive in these harsh conditions.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you have been on a beach on a windy day, you know that the sand gets everywhere.\u00a0 This means that organisms either get blown around or have to shelter within the sand or in the water.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sand<\/h3>\n<p>Sand is largely eroded minerals, often from coastal cliffs.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434798520[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472064030[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Abundant minerals can make sand dramatic colors.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Broken down materials including sea shells and eroded glass can accumulate in some sands.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472063446[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472062937[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the most remarkable examples of sand is the human-created debris of Glass Beach, in California.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beach Organisms<\/h3>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434800482[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you study the sand, especially along the waterline, you can find air holes that indicate the presence of a variety of under the sand, including clams and crabs.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Sand dollars are examples of a type of sea urchin that burrows within sand.\u00a0 We typically find their dead sub-bleached remains.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472064637[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/457886195[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Quadrats can be used on sand to study small surface organisms.\u00a0 You can also dig with a shovel a set depth into the sand.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/469939017[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some organisms like this small crustacean come to the surface.\u00a0 Their behaviors can be intricate.\u00a0 Watch the movements in the video, the photo below is the pattern my hand made in the sand while holding the camera and tracking the animal's movement.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-organism-path.jpg\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Invasive Species<\/h3>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/313072491[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are at the Oregon National Dunes, starting in Florence Oregon, heading south on Highway 101.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beaches around the world have their own native plants and unique communities of organisms. Unfortunately, some species were brought in by humans that are outcompeting endemic (native) species and growing so excessively that they can also threaten human land use.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/366652988[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">European beach grass was transplanted to lake shores and ocean coasts in North America with the intention of stabilizing the always shifting sand.\u00a0 This is particularly important if you are trying to build structures and recreation sites close to the water.\u00a0 This grass has outcompeted many native species and well grown beyond its intended areas.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-beach-grass-suoer-close.jpg\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is a grass species (<em>Family Poaceae<\/em>); how is it pollinated and what can spread its small seeds?\u00a0 This is addition to toleration of wet, dry, and salty conditions makes this a highly successful species.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-sharp.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1623\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gorse was purposely brought to the Oregon Coast by an individual who wanted to garden with plants from their original home country.\u00a0 It does have pretty yellow flowers.\u00a0 However, it also has needle-like leaves and the plants can grow tall and thick.\u00a0 Gorse has not only invaded wild areas, it is also encroaching on grazing and crop land.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">This gives you an idea of height; Mark is 6 foot and four inches in height.\u00a0 Cutting through this type of shrub takes heavy clothes, gloves, and long blades.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-height.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are at a research site near Bandon, Oregon.\u00a0 Various techniques are being tried to eliminate Gorse.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472081850[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-plot-overview-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are the treatments being tried.\u00a0 Which do you think would be most successful?<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p>The next video shows the results.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472082078[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now we are driving slowly by the test plots in our car.\u00a0 Which treatment seems the most successful? Below is a photo of plot #1 that was off of the road.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-gorse-site-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/472083595[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Unfortunately once the gorse is removed, other invasive species can fill their spots.\u00a0 The tall spiky plant to the right of the gorse in the cleared treatment area is Scotch Broom, another problematic invasive species.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Beach Debris<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Much of the debris on beaches is the remains of dead organisms brought in by the tides.\u00a0 These remains support a food webs of scavengers like seagulls, as well as smaller detritivores.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" 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title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-larger.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-larger.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-shell.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris-shell.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1500'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201500%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-debris.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='2000'%20height='1454'%20viewBox=%270%200%202000%201454%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-grass-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1454\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-slider-beach-grass-view.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1454\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"><\/noscript>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_652925827.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"350\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beach pollution can come in the form of water pollution (introduced in Module 8) or solid waste.\u00a0 Plastic wastes are an increasing concern as large wastes can harm organisms that get caught in them or ingest them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434553486[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Different than when we arrived in Oregon over 30 years ago, you can now find plastic waste on every beach, sometimes every few steps.\u00a0 And that is just the visible pieces.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">As plastics erode into smaller pieces over time, the microplastics are easier to digest and may negatively impact coastal organisms.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/shutterstock_599737871-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"350\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/469378219[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Many people take an extra bag and gloves with them to the beach to pick up and dispose of debris while looking for shells or other objects.\u00a0 There is more on beach-combing in this Guide's <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/resources\/#\">resources page<\/a>.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-see-resources.jpg\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<h6>This is the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/#\">Sampling Guide<\/a>.\u00a0 Material from this guide and corresponding lecture, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/communities\/#\">Communities<\/a> are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/a4-1.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1531\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li> <p><b>describe the characteristics of beach sands, including source and composition?<\/b><\/p> <\/li> <li><strong>provide examples of common beach organisms, including their survival strategies and roles within functional classification?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>explain how invasive plants have impacted pacific northwest beach communities?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Near Shore Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Sampling Overview<\/h5>\n<h3>Sampling Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Marine Life\" alt=\"Marine Life\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/marine-life\/#\"> Marine Life <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/ocean-zones\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Ocean Zones\" alt=\"Ocean Zones\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/ocean-zones\/#\"> Ocean Zones <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Near Shore\" alt=\"Near Shore\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/near-shore\/#\"> Near Shore <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Beach - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Beach - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Beach - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"5b4 Beach\" alt=\"5b4 Beach\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 5<\/h3> <h5>This week's overview<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/interactions\/sampling\/#\"> <img 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