Baltic infralittoral bottoms characterized by shell gravel

Baltic bottoms in the photic zone with at least 90 % coverage of shell gravel$$$Physical environment$$$Salinity range: down to 5 psu((( Exposure range: moderate to high((( Depth range: Photic zone$$$Characteristic species$$$Saccharina latissima. Due to the large variety of interstitial space, inhabited by very specialized fauna, for example Amphioxus spp. (HELCOM 1998)$$$Geographic range$$$Up to the Quark in the North and to the 5 psu salinity gradient in the Eastern Gulf of Finland

Código Eunis 2021: MB232