Baltic circalittoral shell gravel characterized by epibenthic chordates

Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zoneSessile/semi-sessile epibenthic chordates cover at least 10 %of the seabedand more than other perennial attached erect groups.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is shell gravel. Depth below approximately 20 m. Appears mostly in high energy exposure areas.$$$Characteristic species $$$Ciona intestinalis$$$Geographic range $$$Southern part of Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MC2332