Strandline
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English name
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Strandline
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EUNIS habitat type code
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A2.21
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Level
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4
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Edition
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.
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Description ( English )
The strandline is the shifting line of decomposing seaweed and debris which is typically left behind on sediment (and some rocky shores) at the upper extreme of the intertidal at each high tide. These ephemeral bands of seaweed often shelter communities of sandhoppers. A fauna of dense juvenile mussels may be found in sheltered firths, attached to algae on shores of pebbles, gravel, sand, mud and shell debris with a strandline of fucoid algae.
Situation: Strandlines may occur in bands along the upper extreme of any sediment shore and some rocky shores.
Temporal variation: Strandlines tend to be mobile, as they consist of driftlines of decomposing seaweed and other debris, which will decompose, and be shifted by the tide. The amount of debris washed up on strandlines, and hence the extent of the strandline, may vary significantly depending on factors such as recent storms or high tides.
Source
Connor, D.W., Allen, J.H., Golding, N., Howell, K.L., Lieberknecht, L.M., Northen, K.O. & Reker, J.B. [edited ETC/BD] (2004)
External links
Relationships with other classifications
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Classification
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Code
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Title
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Relation type
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410
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A2.21
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Strandline
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same
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308
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A2.24
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Sand shores
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wider
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308
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A2.241
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Talitrid amphipods in decomposing seaweed on the strand-line
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202
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A2.24
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Sand shores
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202
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A2.241
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Talitrid amphipods in decomposing seaweed on the strand-line
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910
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A2.21
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Sand shores
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910
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A2.211
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Talitrid amphipods in decomposing seaweed on the strand-line
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811
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A2.12
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Clean sandy shores with communities dominated by amphipods or polychaetes
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narrower
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712
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A2.12
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Clean sandy shores with communities dominated by amphipods or polychaetes
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narrower
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112
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16.11
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Unvegetated sand beaches
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wider
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905
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16.11
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Part of Unvegetated sand beaches
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narrower
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997
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16.11
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Part of Unvegetated sand beaches
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narrower
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996
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16.11
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narrower
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993
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16.11
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narrower
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CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991
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16.11
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narrower
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CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989
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16.11
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narrower
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CORINE Land Cover
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4.2.3.
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Intertidal flats
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n/a
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Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405
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LS.LSa.St
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Strandline
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source
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MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)
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LGS.S
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Sand shores
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narrower
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MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)
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LGS.S.Tal
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Talitrid amphipods in decomposing seaweed on the strand-line
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narrower
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MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland)
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LGS.Snd
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narrower
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A
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Marine habitats
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Ancestor
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A2
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Littoral sediment
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Ancestor
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A2.2
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Littoral sand and muddy sand
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Parent
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