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. 2019 Feb 14;9(5):2847–2862. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4963
Area Substrate type Density (n/m2) Mean size (mm) Size range (mm)
Southern recovery zone
Vega
Torghatten Bedrock 9 33 7–50
Torghatten Maerl beds 241 6 2–12
Rørøy Maerl beds 0 na na
Søla Bedrock 44 18 4–35
Sandøy N Cobble stones 79 24 8–44
Sandøy N Bedrock 21 33 11–44
Andholmen Bedrock 20 23 13–46
Andøy Bedrock 24 25 9–46
Skogsholmen Bedrock 42 28 11–54
Skogsholmen Bedrock 25 25 14–49
Skogsholmen Cobble stones 81 26 10–47
Skogsholmen Maerl beds 142 11 3–19
Tuvøy Bedrock 15 22 10–44
Tuvøy Cobble stones 2 19 9–37
Igerøy Kelp holdfast 0 na na
Arctic Circle
Hestmann Bedrock 26 16 4–31
Barren zone
Lofoten
Lyngvær Bedrock 19 40 2–63
Lødingen Bedrock 14 38 9–61
Tysfjord Bedrock 36 35 21–48
Troms
Meløyvær Bedrock 8 44 9–60
Løksefjord Bedrock 35 27 10–46
Musvær Bedrock 64 29 9–46
Kvalsund Cobble stones 23 26 13–48
Buvika Bedrock 21 23 5–49
Buvika Maerl beds 575 16 2–63
Leirpollen Maerl beds 150 12 2–19
Leirpollen Bedrock 82 20 9–31
Leirpollen Bedrock 23 18 7–34
Hyseskjær Maerl beds 716 6 1–14
Humpen Maerl beds 725 5 1–15
Humpen Bedrock 17 24 7–44
Lemmingsver Kelp holdfast na 8 3–14
Flua Kelp holdfast na 8 3–17
Senja, inner Kelp holdfast na 7 3–13
Senja, outer Kelp holdfast na 10 5–17
Porsanger
Hamnholmen Bedrock 56 45 17–63
Hamnholmen Cobble stones 23 30 9–51
Veineset Cobble stones 37 29 4–68
Hamnholmen Cobble stones 45 30 3–69
Hamnholmen Bedrock 154 45 25–58
Kongsfjord
WP 298 Maerl beds 1,225 6 3–16
WP 325 maerl beds 175 9 2–32
WP 353 (Kua) Cobble stones 21 21 2–64
WP 357 Bedrock 79 31 3–54
WP 357 Cobble stones 101 15 3–58
WP 356 Bedrock 58 34 16–49
WP 356 Cobble stones 45 21 7–50
WP 358 Maerl beds 629 5 2–28
Northern recovery zone
Kirkenes
WP 54 Cobble stones 20 32 8–62
Kjelmøy Cobble stones 103 14 4–37
Kjelmøy Cobble stones 18 28 4–60
Kjelmøy Cobble stones 71 na na
Kjelmøy Bedrock 0 na na
WP 89 Cobble stones na 10 6–26
WP 89 Kelp holdfast na 7 3–13