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A dense mass which blankets the substratum.  +
Particle size 0.25-1mm (Hiscock, 1996)  +
Disk, bell or umbrella shaped and often gelatinous (Barnes et al., 1988).  +
Individual organisms with a mean body size larger than 200 mm.  +
Post larval stage of decapod Crustacea (Stachowitsch, 1992).  +
Individual organisms with a mean body size between 0.2 and 2.0 mm.  +
5-<18 psu (equals MNCR Low, <18 psu)  +
The upper aphotic zone and extends to a depth of ca 1000 m.  +
Second larval stage in decapod Crustacea; resembles the nauplius but with more appendages (see Stachowitsch, 1992).  +
Individual organisms with a mean body size smaller than 0.2 mm.  +
Barnacle - limpet dominated, sometimes mussels, with ''Fucus vesiculosus'' and ''Ascophyllum nodosum. Mastocarpus stellatus'' and ''Palmaria palmata'' patchy in lower part. Usually quite a wide belt (Hiscock, 1996).  +
Periodic movement of organisms between alternative habitats e.g. between areas for reproduction and one or more areas of non-reproductive activity, or between areas of foraging and areas used for other activities. Most migrations occur at predictable intervals triggered by stimuli e.g. unfavourable conditions. NB: Movements that do not include an obligatory return journey are classified as dispersal (Baretta-Bekker et al., 1992).  +
A type of polychaete larva characterized by numerous long flotation bristles (Stachowitsch, 1992).  +
Mixtures of a variety of sediment types, composed of pebble / gravel / sand / mud. This category includes muddy gravels, muddy sandy gravels, gravelly muds, and muddy gravelly sands.  +
Skeleton composed of a mixture of any of aragonite, calcite, high magnesium calcite or amorphous CaCO3  +
An organism that exhibts both autotrophy and heterotrophy  +
Capable of movement  +
Traits relating to the mode of life a species exhibits  +
Generally coasts facing away from prevailing winds and without a long fetch but where strong winds can be frequent.  +
1 to 3 knots (0.5-1.5 m/sec.)  +