In the space between the high tide and the low tide is where my canvas appears.

潮间带就是我画布。

These extraordinary forests spring up throughout the tropics in these tidal zones where rivers meet the sea.

这些特殊树林遍及整个热带潮间带，那里正是河流入口。

(Laughter) So these dog whelks live in the intertidal area of coasts, where, it turns out, they're a pretty key part of the ecosystem.

（笑） 所这些狗螺生活在岸潮间带，事实证明， 它们是生态系统重要组成部分。

If you have an oyster reef that's " intertidal" — that sticks up at low tide — then it can perform some of that wave energy protection function.

如果在“潮间带”有一个牡蛎礁——在低潮期时它会竖起突出——那么它就可发挥一些波浪能量保护功能。