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The Maltese Archipelago is surrounded by wide and flat shelf covered by rhodoliths, biogenic sand, seagrass and calcareous sand. These spread mostly to the northeast of Malta and many are within diving depth.
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Micallef, A., Le Bas, T.P., Huvenne, V.A.I., Blondel, P., Hühnerbach, V., Deidun, A., 2012. A multi-method approach for benthic habitat mapping of shallow coastal areas with high-resolution multibeam data. Cont. Shelf Res. 39–40, 14–26. doi:10.1016/j.csr.2012.03.008
Sciberras, M., Rizzo, M., Mifsud, J.R., Camilleri, K., Borg, J.A., Lanfranco, E., Schembri, P.J., 2009. Habitat structure and biological characteristics of a maerl bed off the northeastern coast of the Maltese Islands (central Mediterranean). Mar. Biodivers. 39, 251–264. doi:10.1007/s12526-009-0017-4
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