Biocenosis of Mediterranean superficial muddy sands in sheltered waters

These habitats are located in protected coves, in sheltered environments, where a substrate consisting of a muddy-sandy sediment, sometimes mixed with a small amount of gravel, occurs. Depth is mostly around 1 metre, rarely more than 3 metres. These shallow areas are characterised by very variable environmental conditions and may present facies with epiflora or major developments of filtering or burrowing species. These variations in the environment are linked to fairly strong sedimentation conditions, to climatic conditions, with very great differences in temperature between winter and summer and even during the same day, to the possibility of rainwater runoff or ground water seepage, and to anthropic action.

Código Eunis 2021: MB553