Pelagic water column
Description (English)
The water column of shallow or deep sea, or enclosed coastal waters. Note that because of the strong temporal nature of the pelagic environment, the water column at a given location will be classified differently at different times of the year.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A7 |
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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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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 11.1 | Open marine waters | overlap |
CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 01 | Pelagic marine biotopes | same |
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 27 | Oceanic seas | wider |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A7 | Pelagic water column | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A7 | Pelagic water column | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A7 | Pelagic water column | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A7 | Pelagic water column | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A6 | Pelagic water column | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A8 | Pelagic water body | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.1 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 11.1 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 11.1 | narrower |