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Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets

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English name Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   B3.2 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Hard-rock sea-cliffs, their faces, ledges and associated caves, rocky shores and isolated seaside rocks, their associated seabird, sea mammal, wader and, in a few cases, terrestrial passerine, communities. Vascular plant cover is by definition very low or absent, but lichens are normally present.

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 B3.2 Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 B3.2 Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 B3.2 Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 B3.2 Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 B3.2 Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 B7.1 Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges and shores same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 18.1 Sea-cliff faces, seaside rocks same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 18.1 Sea-cliff faces, seaside rocks same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 18.1 Sea-cliff faces, seaside rocks same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 18.1   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 18.1   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 18.1   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 18.1   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.2. Bare rock n/a
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 H81 Maritime cliff and slope: hard cliff wider
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 27 Maritime cliff and slope wider
  B Coastal habitats Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  B3 Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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