Atlantic and Mediterranean low energy infralittoral rock
Description (English)
Infralittoral rock in wave and tide-sheltered conditions, supporting silty communities with Laminaria hyperborea and/or Laminaria saccharina (A3.31). Associated seaweeds are typically silt-tolerant and include a high proportion of delicate filamentous types. In turbid-water estuarine areas, the kelp and seaweeds (A3.32) may be replaced by animal-dominated communities (A3.36) whilst stable hard substrata in lagoons support distinctive communities (A3.34).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A3.3 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A3) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Laminaria hyperborea | Algae | |
Laminaria saccharina | Algae |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405 | IR.LIR | Low energy infralittoral rock | same |
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 22 | Inshore sublittoral rock | wider |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A3.3 | Atlantic and Mediterranean low energy infralittoral rock | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.3 | Low energy infralittoral rock | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.3 | Infralittoral rock sheltered from wave action and currents and tidal streams | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.3 | Infralittoral rock sheltered from wave action and currents and tidal streams | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A3.3 | Infralittoral rock sheltered from wave action or tidal currents | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A3.3 | Sheltered infralittoral rock | same |
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | SIR | Sheltered infralittoral rock | same |
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland) | SIR | same |