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Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds

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English name Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   C3.65 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Unvegetated lake-bottoms or lake-shores temporarily exposed by artificial or natural fluctuations of the water level, often important as feeding grounds for migrating waders. Unvegetated lacustrine beaches, formed by wind or wave action.

Source

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C3.65 Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C3.65 Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 C3.65 Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 C3.65 Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 C3.75 Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 H5.15 Exposed unvegetated lake muds same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 22.26 Lake muds, sands and shingles wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 22.26 Part of Lake muds, sands and shingles same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 22.26 Part of Lake muds, sands and shingles same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 22.26   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 22.26   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 22.2   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 22.2   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.1. Beaches, dunes, and sand plains n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 2.5.0 Vase sans végétation wider
  C Inland surface waters Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  C3 Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  C3.6 Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments    Parent
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