The Cheops Pyramid (middle) member is regarded to have accumulated either in a shallow, near-shore marine environment or in coastal plain mudflats, or deltas.

It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.

They tend to avoid arid and saltwater areas, and coastal mudflats.

As the oil sinks, it will kill coral reefs and sea grass, while on the coastal mudflats it will obliterate algae.

The Adyar wetland reserve is a significant link for birds on their great annual migrations, particularly the wading birds which feed on the coastal mudflats.

It is gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks with other Calidris waders, particularly Dunlin, on coastal mudflats or the edges of inland pools.

Terns, redshanks and sand plovers were also at risk, together with birds accustomed to using the coastal mudflats as resting points on seasonal migrations between Siberia and East Africa.

Catching is usually conducted on tidal beaches with nutritious tidewrack, or adjacent to coastal mudflats, though occasionally other locations, such as salt lakes or sewage treatment lagoons, are used.

It grows in coastal mudflats and salt marches of Western Australia.

Eventually, shallow, near-shore marine environment, coastal plain mudflats, and deltas that marked the beginning of Hakatai Shale deposition dominated the Grand Canyon area.