Oyster Bed (Biotic Group)

Component: Biotic

Unique Identifier: 534

Biotic Setting	Benthic/Attached Biota
Biotic Class	Faunal Bed
Biotic Subclass	Soft Sediment Fauna
Biotic Group	Oyster Bed
Biotic Community	Crassostrea Bed Ostrea Bed

Description

Definition

Soft-sediment areas dominated by oyster species that are not attached to a hard substrate and are not present in densities sufficient to construct substrate. These animals may be resting on the sediment surface, partially embedded in the sediment, or attached to conspecifics.