Baltic ciralittoral hard clay characterized by epibenthic bivalves

Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with at least 90 % coverage of hard clay..Epibenthic bivalves cover less then 10%of the seabed and more than other perennial attached erect groups. $$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is hard clay. Typically high energy exposure areas.$$$Characteristic species $$$Mytilus spp.$$$Geographic range $$$Whole Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC13A