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| English name | Sea ice |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | A8.1 | Level | 3 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Ice formations floating on sea water, usually constituting an incomplete cover, variable in form and structure, unstable and dynamic under the influence of surface air and water currents.
Source
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A8.1 | Sea ice | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A8.1 | Sea ice | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A8.1 | Sea ice | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A7.91 | Sea ice | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A6.9 | Sea ice | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A8.6 | Sea ice | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 11.5 | Sea ice | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 11.5 | Sea ice | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 11.5 | Sea ice | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 11.5 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.5 | same | |
| CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
| A | Marine habitats |
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| A8 | Ice-associated marine habitats |
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