Baltic circalittoral mixed sediment

Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with less than 90 % coverage of a certain substrate type. Mixed substrates comprise any proportion of mix of any substrate type of soft/mobile and/or hard/non-mobile substrates.$$$Physical environment$$$Salinity range: All((( Exposure range: All((( Depth range: Below photic zone ? more common on elevations.$$$Characteristic species$$$Blue mussels (Mytilus spp.), hydroids (Hydrozoa), Baltic tellin (Limecola balthica (Macoma balthica))$$$Geographic range$$$Whole Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC43