Fig. 1
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Location of the Jade Bay. Sampling stations are marked according to their community (cluster): (1) red = Hydrobia ulvae partially covered with seagrass beds, (2) purple = mudflats, (3) blue = mixed sediments 1, (4) yellow = mixed sediments 2, (5) brown = sandflats, (6) green = subtidal. A = Ahne, S = Stenkentief, V = Vareler Fahrwasser, J = Jappensand, Mytilus edulis beds = black, areas covered with Zostera noltii seagrass beds = green encircled (color figure online)