Baltic infralittoral mixed sediment characterized by epibenthic cnidarians

Baltic bottoms in the photic 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 cnidarians cover at least 10 % of the seabed and more than other perennial attached erect groups.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is soft or crystalline rock, boulders or stones mixed with mobile substrates such as sand or coarse substrate Depth range: photic zone$$$Characteristic species $$$hydroids, sea anemones, corals$$$Geographic range $$$Whole Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MB437