Baltic ciralittoral rock and boulders dominated by soft corals (Alcyonacea)

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 cnidarians cover at least 10%of the seabed and more than other perennial attached erect groups. Out of the epibenthic cnidarians, soft corals constitute at least 50 % of the biomass.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is rock and/or boulders. $$$Characteristic species $$$Alcyonium digitatum, Swiftia rosea$$$Geographic range$$$Kattegat and Belt Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC1333