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Sublittoral mud in variable salinity (estuaries)

Description of Sublittoral mud in variable salinity (estuaries)

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creatorIdentity remo
creationTime 2017-08-16T16:38:13.850
Last Maintainer Identity remo
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Shallow sublittoral muds, extending from the extreme lower shore into the subtidal in variable salinity (estuarine) conditions. Such habitats typically support communities characterised by oligochaetes, and polychaetes such as Aphelochaeta marioni. In lowered salinity conditions the sediments may include a proportion of coarser material, where the silt content is sufficient to yield a similar community to that found in purer muds.