11.27 - Soft sediment littoral communities

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Invertebrate and algal communities colonizing soft sediments such as mud, sand or gravel of the intertidal zone.

Bibliography

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

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