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Sublittoral biogenic reefs

Description of Sublittoral biogenic reefs

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creatorIdentity remo
creationTime 2017-08-16T16:38:13.761
Last Maintainer Identity remo
modificationTime 2016-03-16T18:42:49
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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.