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Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments

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English name Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   C3.6 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Banks of sand, gravel and mud in or by rivers. Gravel by mountain streams. Mud bottoms of dried-up rivers and lakes, including saline lakes. Exposed sand, gravel and mud at the edge of lakes.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C3.6 Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C3.6 Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 C3.6 Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 C3.6 Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 C3.7 Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments same
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.1. Beaches, dunes, and sand plains n/a
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 F22 Marginal/inundation: inundation wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 2.1.0 Végétation de rivage dégradée n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.2.1.0 Alluvions sans végétation overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 2.5.0 Vase sans végétation narrower
  C Inland surface waters Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  C3 Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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