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Based on the information of a part of the marine ecosystem (macrobenthos), some remarks on the conservation of ecologically important areas or species on the BCS can be formulated.In Chapter 2, the different macrobenthic communities and their distribution on the BCS were characterized based on a large number of samples gathered between 1994 and 2000. These samples cover a diverse range of habitats: from the sandy beaches to the open sea, from the gullies between the sandbanks to the tops of the sandbanks, and from clay to coarse sandy sediments. To investigate the large-scale spatial distribution of the macrobenthos of the BCS, the data of 728 samples were combined and analysed. By means of several multivariate techniques, ten sample groups were distinguished. Each sample group is found in a particular physico-chemical environment and has a specific species composition. Four sample groups are differing drastically, both in habitat and species composition, and are considered to represent four macrobenthic communities: (1) the muddy fine sand <i>Abra alba</i> - <i>Mysella bidentata</i> community (further called the <i>Abra alba</i> community) is characterized by high densities and diversity, (2) the <i>Nephtys cirrosa</i> community occurs in well-sorted sandy sediments and is characterized by low densities and diversity, (3) very low densities and diversity typify the <i>Ophelia limacina - Glycera lapidum</i> community, which is found in coarse sandy sediments and (4) the <i>Eurydice pulchra - Scolelepis squamata</i> community is typical for the upper intertidal zone of sandy beaches. Of course these macrobenthic communities are not isolated from each other, but are linked through six transitional species assemblages. The transition between the <i>A. alba - M. bidentata</i> community and the <i>N. cirrosa</i> community, is characterized by a reduction in the mud content and is dominated by <i>Magelona johnstoni</i>. The transition between the <i>N. cirrosa</i> and the <i>O. limacina - G. lapidum</i> community is distinctive by decreasing densities and coincides with a gradual transition between medium to coarse sandy sediments. From the <i>N. cirrosa</i> to the <i>E. pulchra - S. squamata</i> community, transitional species assemblages related to the transition from the subtidal to the intertidal environment, were found. 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