Baltic ciralittoral rock and boulders dominated by erect Bryozoa (Flustra foliaceae)

Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with at least 90 % coverage of rock, boulders or stones of more than 63 mm in diameter. Epibenthic Bryozoa cover at least 10%of the seabed and more than other perennial attached erect groups. Out of the epibenthic Bryozoa, erect Bryozoa constitute at least 50 % of the biomass.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is rock and/or boulders. $$$Characteristic species $$$Flustra foliaceae$$$Geographic range$$$Southern Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC1342