Moderate energy littoral rock

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

  Name	Description
  Littoral (marine)	Periodically inundated shores of marine water
  Driftline	High tide line on the sea shore characterised by lines of wave-deposited organic material

  
  
• Marine depth zones, more detailed than altitude zonesHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Upper shore	Upper shore
  Mid-shore	Mid-shore
  Lower shore	Lower shore

  
  
• Climate zones (no records)
• Geomorphology typesHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Coastal flat	Flat areas of land along coastline, usually mud or sand flats or saltmarsh, subject to regular immersion
  Reef	Ridge of rock, sand or shingle at, or just above, or below the surface of the water
  Lagoon	Stretch of salt water separated from sea by low banks

  
  
• Substrate typesHabitat type other information (9 records)

  Name	Description
  Bedrock	Unfragmented rock
  Boulders (undefined)	Dominant particle size > 256mm
  Artificial hard	eg concrete
  Large non-mobile boulders	Dominant particle size 512 to 1024 mm
  Clay	Dominant particle size < .004 mm
  Small non-mobile boulders	Dominant particle size 256 to 512 mm
  Very large non-mobile boulders	Dominant particle size>1024 mm
  Non-mobile cobbles	Non-mobile, dominant particle size 64 to 256 mm
  Hard	Hard substrate undefined

  
  
• Dominant life forms (no records)
• Percentage cover by vegetation (no records)
• Characteristics of wetness/drynessHabitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Frequently submerged	Predominantly aquatic (saline or brackish) but subject to occasional but regular emersion
  Aquatic	Open or free-standing fresh or saline water

  
  
• Characteristics of water flow, source and quality (no records)
• Salinity values, for marine habitats onlyHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Fully saline	30 - 40 parts per thousand (ppt)
  Reduced salinity	18 - 30 parts per thousand (ppt)
  Low salinity	<18 parts per thousand (ppt)

  
  
• Exposure typesHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Moderately exposed to wind and wave action	n/a
  Tidal action	n/a
  Moderately strong tidal stream	n/a

  
  
• 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 impactsHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Port areas	n/a
  Other industrial / commercial areas	n/a
  Urbanised areas, human habitation, constructed artificial surfaces	n/a

  
  
• Levels of habitat usage (no records)