Sand beach driftlines

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• Altitude zones (terrestrial and marine)Habitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Driftline	High tide line on the sea shore characterised by lines of wave-deposited organic material
  Coastal	Coastal areas above the supralittoral, characterised by their proximity to the sea including coastal dunes, beaches and cliffs

  
  
• Marine depth zones, more detailed than altitude zones (no records)
• Climate zones (no records)
• Geomorphology typesHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Driftline	High tide line on the sea shore characterised by lines of wave-deposited organic material

  
  
• Substrate typesHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Sand	Dominant particle size .063 to 4 mm

  
  
• Dominant life formsHabitat type other information (3 records)

  Name	Description
  Angiosperms (in aquatic habitats)	Seed-bearing vascular plants that have the ovules and seeds enclosed in an ovary (flowering plants). Used when in marine, coastal littoral, and freshwater habitats.
  Terrestrial angiosperms (in aquatic habitats)	Seed-bearing vascular plants that have the ovules and seeds enclosed in an ovary (flowering plants) which grow on land. Used when in marine, coastal littoral, and freshwater habitats.
  Halophile species	Plant species which prefer to grow or only grow in halophytic conditions

  
  
• Percentage cover by vegetation (no records)
• Characteristics of wetness/dryness (no records)
• Characteristics of water flow, source and quality (no records)
• Salinity values, for marine habitats only (no records)
• Exposure types (no records)
• Acidity, salinity, trophic status (no records)
• Characterising temperature (no records)
• Light intensity (no records)
• Spatial parameters of size and shape (no records)
• Temporal parameters (no records)
• Human activities and impacts (no records)
• Levels of habitat usage (no records)