A5.6 Sublittoral biogenic reefs

Código EUNIS: MC22 Sublittoral biogenic reefs

Description

This habitat type includes polychaete reefs, bivalve reefs (e.g. mussel beds) and cold water coral reefs. These communities develop in a range of habitats from exposed open coasts to estuaries, marine inlets and deeper offshore habitats and may be found in a variety of sediment types and salinity regimes.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Last update: 14 Nov. 2017
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