Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments

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• Altitude zones (terrestrial and marine)Habitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Littoral (non-marine)	Periodically inundated shores of non-marine surface water habitats or narrow (<5m wide) bands of permanent water fringing emergent vegetation

  
  
• Marine depth zones, more detailed than altitude zones (no records)
• Climate zones (no records)
• Geomorphology types (no records)
• Substrate typesHabitat type other information (8 records)

  Name	Description
  Mobile	n/a
  Gravel	Dominant particle size 4 to 16 mm
  Mobile shingle	Mobile, dominant particle size 4 to 64 mm
  Sand	Dominant particle size .063 to 4 mm
  Muddy sand	Dominant particle size <= 1mm with <=30% silt (less than 0.063 mm grain size)
  Mud, Silt	Dominant particle size .004 to .063 mm
  Mobile cobbles	Mobile, dominant particle size 64 to 256 mm
  Pebbles	Dominant particle size 16 to 64 mm

  
  
• Dominant life forms (no records)
• Percentage cover by vegetation (no records)
• Characteristics of wetness/drynessHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Frequently submerged	Predominantly aquatic (saline or brackish) but subject to occasional but regular emersion
  Aquatic	Open or free-standing fresh or saline water
  Waterlogged	Saturated, with the water table just above, at, or close to the surface and no significant water movement

  
  
• Characteristics of water flow, source and quality (no records)
• Salinity values, for marine habitats only (no records)
• Exposure types (no records)
• Acidity, salinity, trophic status (no records)
• Characterising temperature (no records)
• Light intensity (no records)
• Spatial parameters of size and shape (no records)
• Temporal parametersHabitat type other information (4 records)

  Name	Description
  1 season	Transient. Usual life-span one season
  2-4 seasons	Very short-term. Usual life-span 2 - 4 seasons
  Temporary	Usual lifespan more than one month but less than a year
  Seasonal	Usual lifespan more than one month but less than six months

  
  
• Human activities and impacts (no records)
• Levels of habitat usage (no records)