Baltic circalittoral mixed sediment characterized by sparse epibenthic fauna (not epibentic bivalves)

Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with 10- 90 % coverage of hard (rock/boulders/stone) and 10-90 % soft substrata (e.g. muddy/coarse sediment/sand). Sessile/semi-sessile epibenthic fauna is present but covers less than 10% of the seabed.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is soft or crystalline rock, boulders or stones mixed with mobile substrates such as sand or coarse substrate. Depth is typically from 20 to 100 meters.$$$Characteristic species $$$Mytilus spp, Macoma balthica, $$$Geographic range $$$Whole Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC438