Baltic ciralittoral hard clay characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity

Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with at least 90 % coverage of hard clay. Sessile/semi-sessile epibenthic fauna (not bivalves) is present but covers less than 10% of the seabed.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is hard clay. Typically high energy exposure areas.$$$Geographic range $$$Whole Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC13C