There is strong competition for space, and the animals here are adapted to settle quickly and survive.Conserving a Resource (middle panel)Main Point: Why is- difficult to manage a place like the intertidal?Introductory statementThe National Park Service was founded in 1916 by the National Park Service Organic Act, which gave it the mission "to conserve the landscape, natural and historic objects and the wild life found there and to ensure their enjoyment… by means such as to leave them intact for the enjoyment of future generations. So how does this mission play out in the intertidal zone? Scenario Acadia National Park is one of the few parks with a coastline, and it maintains it in the same way as its other ecosystems. The intertidal is full of resilient organisms, but over time the ecosystem can be damaged by too many people walking in it. About 2.5 million people visit Acadia each year, but what if the park knew that number would double over the next decade? How could the park preserve the intertidal, while allowing these new visitors to explore it? They could…[free