Sublittoral sand
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English name
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Sublittoral sand
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EUNIS habitat type code
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A5.2
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Level
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3
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Edition
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.
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Description ( English )
Clean medium to fine sands or non-cohesive slightly muddy sands on open coasts, offshore or in estuaries and marine inlets. Such habitats are often subject to a degree of wave action or tidal currents which restrict the silt and clay content to less than 15%. This habitat is characterised by a range of taxa including polychaetes, bivalve molluscs and amphipod crustacea.
Source
Connor, D.W., Allen, J.H., Golding, N., Howell, K.L., Lieberknecht, L.M., Northen, K.O. & Reker, J.B. [edited ETC/BD] (2004)
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Relationships with other classifications
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Classification
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Code
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Title
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Relation type
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410
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A5.2
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Sublittoral sand
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same
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308
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A4.72
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Animal communities of deep circalittoral sandy bottoms
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308
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A4.2
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Sublittoral sand
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same
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202
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A4.72
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Animal communities of deep circalittoral sandy bottoms
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202
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A4.2
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Sublittoral sands and muddy sands
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910
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A4.2
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Sublittoral sands and muddy sands
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same
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CORINE Land Cover
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5.2.3.
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Sea and ocean
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n/a
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Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405
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SS.SSa
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Sublittoral sands and muddy sands
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same
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A
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Marine habitats
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Ancestor
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A5
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Sublittoral sediment
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Parent
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