The coastal areas in Southern Sweden are threatened by an increasing coastal erosion. To mitigate the severe erosion of land, Ystad municipality executes sand extraction ca 7 km offshore to replace eroded beaches during 2011-2021. As a part of the ongoing monitoring measures, AquaBiota have analysed zoobenthic samples taken in the sand extraction areas as well as in reference areas.
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Baltic tellin (Limecola balthica).
To ensure that the sand mining does not lead to large and unexpected impacts, 90 samples have been taken with a sediment corer. The samples were sieved and fauna identified with stereo microscope. A total of 15 taxa were found. AquaBiota was a subcontractor to Clinton Marine Survey AB.
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The sandy habitat in the Southern Baltic sea which has been sampled.