Completely mixed water column with full salinity
Description (English)
A water column which is completely and actively mixed, not influenced by freshwater, so that the salinity is the same as that in adjacent seawater. This habitat type is usually found in relatively shallow, coastal situations, without river inflow or ice melt.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A7.3 |
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Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A7.3 | Completely mixed water column with full salinity | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A7.3 | Completely mixed water column with full salinity | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A7.3 | Completely mixed water column with full salinity | same |