Shingle (pebble) and gravel shores
English name:
Shingle (pebble) and gravel shores
Description (English)
Shores of shingle (mobile cobbles and pebbles) or coarse gravel, typically deposited as a result of onshore wave action and long-shore drift. The particle size tends to increase along the shore in the direction of the long-shore drift. As the sediment is very coarse and often quite mobile, it typically supports little marine life, other than opportunist amphipods and oligochaete worms. Summer growths of ephemeral green algae (Enteromorpha spp.) may develop.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.11 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405 | LS.LCS.Sh | Shingle (pebble) and gravel shores | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.3. | Intertidal flats | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.11 | Shingle (pebble) and gravel shores | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.11 | Shingle and gravel shores | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.11 | Shingle and gravel shores | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.11 | Shingle and gravel shores | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.11 | Unvegetated littoral shingle and gravel shores | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A2.11 | Unvegetated littoral shingle and gravel shores | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.11 | Part of Unvegetated sand beaches | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.11 | Part of Unvegetated sand beaches | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 16.11 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 16.11 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 16.11 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 16.11 | narrower | |
| MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | LGS.Sh | Shingle (pebble) and gravel shores | same |
| MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland) | LGS.Sh | same |
