EUNIS habitat type hierarchical view (marine version 2022 & terrestrial version 2021)
The EUNIS habitat classification review is on-going. Four groups are pending review: Inland waters, Wetlands, Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats and Complexes.-
M : Marine benthic habitats (MA-MG)
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MH : Pelagic water column
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MJ : Ice-associated marine habitats
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N : Coastal habitats
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R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
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S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
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T : Forest and other wooded land
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U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
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U1 : Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies
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U2 : Screes
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U3 : Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops
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U4 : Snow or ice-dominated habitats
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U41 : Snow pack
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U42 : Ice cap and glacier
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U43 : Rock glacier and unvegetated ice-dominated moraine
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U431 : Rock glaciers
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U432 : Ice-core moraines
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U433 : Unvegetated glacial moraines in the process of formation