Baltic circalittoral bottoms dominated by epibenthic polychaetes
Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone of various sediments.Sessile/semi-sessile epibenthic polychaetes cover at least 10 %of the seabed and more than other perennial attached erect groups.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is muddy sediment. Depth below approximately 20 m. Appears in all energy exposure classes.$$$Characteristic species $$$tube building polychaetes$$$Geographic range $$$Whole Baltic Sea
Código Eunis 2021: MC232