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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MH1 : Neuston
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MH2 : Completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
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MH3 : Completely mixed water column with full salinity
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MH4 : Partially mixed water column with reduced salinity and medium or long residence time
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MH5 : Unstratified water column with reduced salinity
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MH6 : Vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
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MH7 : Fronts in reduced salinity water column
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MH8 : Unstratified water column with full salinity
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MH9 : Vertically stratified water column with full salinity
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MH91 : Arctic vertically stratified water column with full salinity
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MH92 : Atlantic vertically stratified water column with full salinity
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MH93 : Baltic vertically stratified water column with full salinity
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MH94 : Black Sea vertically stratified water column with full salinity
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MH941 : Black Sea water column with ephemeral thermal stratification and full salinity
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MH942 : Black Sea water column with seasonal thermal stratification and full salinity
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MH943 : Black Sea water column with permanent thermal stratification and full salinity
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MH944 : Black Sea water column with ephemeral halocline and full salinity
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MH945 : Black Sea water column with seasonal halocline and full salinity
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MH946 : Black Sea water column with permanent halocline and full salinity
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MH947 : Black Sea water column with ephemeral oxygen stratification and full salinity
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MH948 : Black Sea water column with seasonal oxygen stratification and full salinity
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MH949 : Black Sea water column with permanent oxygen stratification and full salinity