Estuarine, intertidal, mud, open, eulittoral
Most muddy shores are in very low-energy or enclosed areas, so this category is very rarely mapped.
Habitat attributes
Class ID:
81
Class name:
Estuarine, intertidal, mud, open, eulittoral
Length:
0.8 km (in WA)
Primary substrate:
Mud
Secondary substrate:
Gravel
Tertiary substrate:
Substrate stability:
Mobile
Substrate key details:
Few stable surface features
Wave exposure:
Semi-protected
Blue book classes:
[No class in 1990 publication]
Map/survey site examples:
Fish sampling sites:
Diagnostic species:
- Macoma nasuta
- Macoma balthica
- Upogebia pugettensis
VEC common associates:
Zostera marina
Mya arenaria
Cancer spp.
Crassostrea gigas
Species notes:
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