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| Basic Information | Biotope classification | Ecology | Habitat preferences and distribution | Species composition | Sensitivity | Importance |
Macoma balthica and Abra alba in infralittoral muddy sand or mud
SS.IMS.FaMS.MacAbr
SS.IMS.FaMS.MacAbr recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
Marine natural heritage importance
| Listed under |
EC Habitats Directive |
|---|---|
| National importance | Not available |
| Habitat Directive feature (Annex 1) | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time Large shallow inlets and bays Estuaries |
Biotope importance
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Exploitation
The brown shrimp Crangon crangon which may be present in the IMS.MacAbr biotope, is a commercially targeted species and is caught using various designs of beam and otter trawls.
Additional information
Subtidal mud / sandflats are important in supporting predator communities such as mobile macrofauna, demersal fishes and sea birds (Elliott et al., 1998)
This review can be cited as follows:
Budd, G.C. 2007. Macoma balthica and Abra alba in infralittoral muddy sand or mud. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 19/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatimportance.php?habitatid=173&code=1997>
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