Hydrodynamic Conditions Effects on Soft-Bottom Subtidal Nearshore Benthic Community Structure and Distribution

Table 2

List of macrobenthic functional traits evaluated in the present study exhibiting different modalities.

Functional traits	Traits modalities	Labels
Trophic group	Carnivore (including scavengers and predators)	C
	Sub-surface deposit-feeder	SSDF
	Surface deposit-feeder	SDF
	Suspension-feeder	SF
	Herbivore	H
Motility	Sessile	SESSILE
	Burrower	BURROW
	Crawler	CRAWL
	Walker	WALK
	Swimmer	SWIM
Living habitat	Infauna	SED
	Demersal fauna	DEMERSAL
	Free-living epifauna	FREE
AMBI ecological group	Species very sensitive to disturbance	GI
	Species indifferent to disturbance	GII
	Species tolerant to disturbance	GIII
	Second-order opportunistic species	GIV
	First-order opportunistic species	GV