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Sublittoral sand

Description of Sublittoral sand

Identity:

flag A5.2
creatorIdentity remo
creationTime 2017-08-16T16:38:13.756
Last Maintainer Identity remo
modificationTime 2016-03-16T18:42:49
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Clean medium to fine sands or non-cohesive slightly muddy sands on open coasts, offshore or in estuaries and marine inlets. Such habitats are often subject to a degree of wave action or tidal currents which restrict the silt and clay content to less than 15%. This habitat is characterised by a range of taxa including polychaetes, bivalve molluscs and amphipod crustacea.