Habitats
Littoral Communities
The littoral communities of the park are of both local and statewide significance. They include mangrove communities along Sussex Inlet and south of Whiting Beach; saltmarsh communities at Flat Rock Creek and on the southern section of Bowen Island; and intertidal rocky platforms.
The mangrove communities provide habitat for a number of intertidal estuarine organisms, fish and terrestrial species. They also aid in sediment stability and enhance productivity in estuarine ecosystems. Saltmarsh communities are of high conservation value as bird feeding areas.
The rock platforms contain pools, which are regularly exposed at low tide. The intertidal rock platforms of Bowen Island harbour large numbers of sea urchins, crabs and other organisms depleted elsewhere by human collection and foraging.