‘Limpets found on exposed shores, which have fewer rock pools than sheltered shores and are thus in less frequent contact with water, have a greater risk of desiccation due to the effects of increased sunlight, water evaporation and the increased wind speed. To avoid drying out they will clamp to the rock they inhabit, minimizing water-loss from the rim around their base. As this occurs chemicals are released that promote the vertical growth of the limpet’s shell.’
Can some one explain how increased wind speed increases desiccation and also how ‘clamping’ to a rock promotes vertical growth? I dont understand how the limpet attaching to the rock could cause the synthesis of what im guessing to be growth proteins
