Shoreline Habitat Classification

Estuarine, intertidal, sand, open, eulittoral

These habitats consist of gently to moderately sloping beaches, often bordered on their uppermost portions by a gravelly zone. Relatively few areas in the Salish Sea are mapped using this category, however, as most are considered "partly enclosed."

Class ID
73
Class name
Estuarine, intertidal, sand, open, eulittoral
Length
14.00
Primary substrate
Sand
Substrate stability
Mobile
Substrate key details
No stable surface features
Wave exposure
Semi-exposed, Semi-protected
Blue book classes
Estuarine intertidal sand: Open
Map/survey site examples
Mouth of Grays Harbor only; Shorezone considers all Puget Sound sand sites "partly enclosed"
Diagnostic species
Zostera marina
Gracilaria pacifica
Macoma secta
Neotrypaea californiensis
Angulus modestus
VEC common associates
Clinocardium nuttallii
Tresus
Habitat classification system