Baltic infralittoral mixed sediment characterized by microphytobenthic organisms and grazing snails

Baltic bottoms in the photic zone with more than 10 %, but less than 90 % coverage of both hard and soft substrata. Sessile/semi-sessile macroscopic epibenthic fauna and flora is present but has less than 10 % coverage. Microphytobenthic organisms and grazing snails dominate. Grazing snails (e.g. Hydrobiidae, Theodoxus, Bithynia, Radix) constitute 50 % in biomass or volume$$$Physical environment $$$Salinity range: moderate to high((( Exposure range: all((( Depth range: photic zone, more common in the deepest and the most shallow parts.$$$Geographic range $$$Whole Baltic Sea

Código Eunis 2021: MB43F