Baltic offshore circalittoral shell gravel bottoms characterized by sparse epibenthic macrocommuntiy

Baltic offshore bottoms in the aphotic zone, below halocline/pycnocline with at least 90 % coverage of shell gravel No perennial attached (not bivalves) erect group has ? 10 % coverage.$$$Physical environment $$$Substrate is shell gravel. Depth below approximately 20 m. Appears mostly in high energy exposure areas.$$$Geographic range $$$Southern part of Baltic Sea$$$Anthropogenic threats $$$Increase in atmospheric CO2 (Ocean acidification)

Código Eunis 2021: MD236