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Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral

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English name Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral Key navigation    Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   B3 Level   2
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Rock exposures adjacent to the oceans, their connected seas and associated coastal lagoons, or separated from them by a narrow shoreline. The faces, ledges and caves of sea-cliffs and the expanses of rocky shore are important as reproduction, resting and feeding sites for seabirds, sea-mammals and a few groups of terrestrial birds. Sea-cliffs may also harbour highly distinctive, specialised salt-tolerant vegetation with associated terrestrial fauna.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 B3 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 B3 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 B3 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 B3 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 B3 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 B7 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, above the supralittoral same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 18 Sea-cliffs and rocky shores same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 18 Sea-cliffs and rocky shores same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 18 Sea-cliffs and rocky shores same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 18   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 18   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 18   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 18   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.2. Bare rock n/a
HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 03.06 Coastal cliffs and caves same
HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 03.05 Gently sloping rocky shores same
Ramsar Wetland Types D Rocky marine shores wider
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 H8 Maritime cliff and slope narrower
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) 18 Supralittoral rock narrower
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