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Pelagic water column
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| English name | Pelagic water column |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | A7 | Level | 2 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
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.
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation 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 200112 | 11.1 | Open marine waters | overlap |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.1 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 11.1 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 11.1 | narrower | |
| 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 |
| A | Marine habitats |
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