Coastal shingle

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• Altitude zones (terrestrial and marine)Habitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Coastal	Coastal areas above the supralittoral, characterised by their proximity to the sea including coastal dunes, beaches and cliffs
  Driftline	High tide line on the sea shore characterised by lines of wave-deposited organic material

  
  
• Marine depth zones, more detailed than altitude zones (no records)
• Climate zones (no records)
• Geomorphology typesHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Shingle bank	Mound or ridge of shingle, pebbles or gravel at coast
  Beach (upper)	Seashore above high water mark, usually composed of water-worn sand or pebbles
  Driftline	High tide line on the sea shore characterised by lines of wave-deposited organic material

  
  
• Substrate typesHabitat type other information (6 records)

  Name	Description
  Mobile rock	Particle size up to small boulders
  Mobile cobbles	Mobile, dominant particle size 64 to 256 mm
  Pebbles	Dominant particle size 16 to 64 mm
  Gravel	Dominant particle size 4 to 16 mm
  Mobile shingle	Mobile, dominant particle size 4 to 64 mm
  Cobbles (undefined)	Dominant particle size 64 to 256 mm

  
  
• Dominant life forms (no records)
• Percentage cover by vegetation (no records)
• Characteristics of wetness/dryness (no records)
• Characteristics of water flow, source and quality (no records)
• Salinity values, for marine habitats only (no records)
• Exposure types (no records)
• Acidity, salinity, trophic status (no records)
• Characterising temperature (no records)
• Light intensity (no records)
• Spatial parameters of size and shape (no records)
• Temporal parameters (no records)
• Human activities and impacts (no records)
• Levels of habitat usage (no records)