Baltic ciralittoral rock and boulders characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommunity.

Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with at least 90 % coverage of rock, boulders or stones of more than 63 mm in diameter. Sessile/semi-sessile epibenthic fauna is present but covers less than 10 % of the seabed.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is rock and boulders. Depth is typically from approximately 20 meters and deeper.$$$Characteristic species $$$Mytilus spp. Bryozoa, Balanidae, Bryozoa, Porifera, Hydrozoa$$$Geographic range $$$Whole Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC138