Marine benthic habitats
Description (English)
Marine benthic habitats are the bed of seas directly connected to the oceans, i.e. part of the continuous body of water which covers the greater part of the earth
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code M |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A | Marine habitats | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A | Marine habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A | Marine habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A | Marine habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A | Marine habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A | Marine habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A | Marine habitats | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 1 | Part of Coastal and halophytic communities | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 1 | Part of Coastal and halophytic communities | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 1 | wider | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 1 | wider | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 1 | wider | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 1 | wider |
