Soft-Bottom Fauna of a Tropical and a Temperate Intertidal Area
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Islands
r--;:j
L.i::r. Lanice conchi/ega beds
IllEl High sands
liliiii Stee p ri dges
rn Pioneer vegetation
nIIIIIl Light sa ndy Ilats
~ Microbial mats
E3 Exposed bea ches
3:a Shell deposits
0 Channels
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Mussel beds
I?ZLl Tidal Iials not investigated
~ Dark sandy flats
0 Benthos stations
Fig.12.3. Iuist area, distribution of the intertidal habitats