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)
  
• MH : Pelagic water column
  
  • MH1 : Neuston
    
  • MH2 : Completely mixed water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH3 : Completely mixed water column with full salinity
    
  • MH4 : Partially mixed water column with reduced salinity and medium or long residence time
    
  • MH5 : Unstratified water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH6 : Vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
    
    • MH61 : Arctic vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH62 : Atlantic vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH63 : Baltic vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
      
      • MH631 : Baltic water column with ephemeral thermal stratification and reduced salinity
        
      • MH632 : Baltic water column with seasonal thermal stratification and reduced salinity
        
      • MH633 : Baltic water column with permanent thermal stratification and reduced salinity
        
      • MH634 : Baltic water column with ephemeral halocline and reduced salinity
        
      • MH635 : Baltic water column with seasonal halocline and reduced salinity
        
      • MH636 : Baltic water column with permanent halocline and reduced salinity
        
      • MH637 : Baltic water column with ephemeral oxygen stratification and reduced salinity
        
      • MH638 : Baltic water column with seasonal oxygen stratification and reduced salinity
        
      • MH639 : Baltic water column with permanent oxygen stratification and reduced salinity
        
    • MH64 : Black Sea vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH65 : Mediterranean vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
      
  • MH7 : Fronts in reduced salinity water column
    
  • MH8 : Unstratified water column with full salinity
    
    • MH81 : Arctic unstratified water column with full salinity
      
      • MH811 : Arctic euphotic (epipelagic) zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
      • MH812 : Arctic mesopelagic zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
      • MH813 : Arctic bathypelagic zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
      • MH814 : Arctic abyssopelagic zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
    • MH82 : Atlantic unstratified water column with full salinity
      
    • MH83 : Baltic unstratified water column with full salinity
      
    • MH84 : Black Sea unstratified water column with full salinity
      
      • MH841 : Black Sea euphotic (epipelagic) zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
      • MH842 : Black Sea mesopelagic zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
      • MH843 : Black Sea bathypelagic zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
      • MH844 : Black Sea abyssopelagic zone in unstratified full salinity water
        
    • MH85 : Mediterranean unstratified water column with full salinity
      
  • MH9 : Vertically stratified water column with full salinity
    
  • MHA : Fronts in full salinity water column
    
    • MHA1 : Arctic fronts in full salinity water column
      
    • MHA2 : Atlantic fronts in full salinity water column
      
    • MHA3 : Baltic fronts in full salinity water column
      
    • MHA4 : Black Sea fronts in full salinity water column
      
    • MHA5 : Mediterranean fronts in full salinity water column
      
• MJ : Ice-associated marine habitats
  
• N : Coastal habitats
  
• R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
  
• S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
  
• T : Forest and other wooded land
  
• U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
  
• V : Vegetated man-made habitats
  
  • V1 : Arable land and market gardens
    
  • V2 : Cultivated areas of gardens and parks
    
  • V3 : Artificial grasslands and herb dominated habitats
    
  • V4 : Hedgerows
    
  • V5 : Shrub plantations
    
  • V6 : Tree dominated man-made habitats