Micro community

An assemblage of species within a facies that depend on facies member species. Many landscape managers assume that conservation of the facies will generally safeguard the conservation of associated micro communities [1].

  1. Butler, A., P. Harris, et al. (2001). An Interim Bioregionalisation for the continental slope and deeper waters of the South-East Marine Region of Australia., National Oceans Office.
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