Habitat types key navigation

You can use the 'key navigation' function to identify a specific habitat by answering a set of questions. Starting from first question to next questions you select one of the possible answers. Here are samples of possible answers:

• No ( 002 ) - Leading to question named '002'
• Yes [ G ] - Leading to another questions subset of level G
• No [ E6 ] - Links directly to factsheet for E6

Additionally the diagram may be used for reference.


Category : (B )Coastal habitats
Diagram :

Question i :   Underlying substrate type

Coastal habitats are divided on the basis of underlying substrate (which may be overlain with superficial deposits): sand substrates form coastal dune and sand habitats; shingle substrates form mobile or stable shingle beaches and banks; rock substrates (which include non-mobile boulders) comprise sea and coastal lagoon cliffs and rocky sea shores including the supra-littoral spray zone. Note that dune-slack pools follow path = sand.

Answers: sand [ B1 ] shingle [ B2 ] rock [ B3 ]