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
    
    • MH51 : Arctic unstratified water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH52 : Atlantic unstratified water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH53 : Baltic unstratified water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH54 : Black Sea unstratified water column with reduced salinity
      
    • MH55 : Mediterranean unstratified water column with reduced salinity
      
      • MH551 : Mediterranean euphotic (epipelagic) zone in unstratified reduced salinity water
        
      • MH552 : Mediterranean mesopelagic zone in unstratified reduced salinity water
        
      • MH553 : Mediterranean bathypelagic zone in unstratified reduced salinity water
        
      • MH554 : Mediterranean abyssopelagic zone in unstratified reduced salinity water
        
  • MH6 : Vertically stratified water column with reduced salinity
    
  • MH7 : Fronts in reduced salinity water column
    
    • MH71 : Arctic fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
    • MH72 : Atlantic fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
      • MH721 : Atlantic ephemeral fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
      • MH722 : Atlantic seasonal fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
      • MH723 : Atlantic persistent fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
    • MH73 : Baltic fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
    • MH74 : Black Sea fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
      • MH741 : Black Sea ephemeral fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
      • MH742 : Black Sea seasonal fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
      • MH743 : Black Sea persistent fronts in reduced salinity water column
        
    • MH75 : Mediterranean fronts in reduced salinity water column
      
  • MH8 : Unstratified water column with full salinity
    
    • MH81 : Arctic unstratified water column with full salinity
      
    • 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
      
    • 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
  
• Q : Wetlands
  
  • Q1 : Raised and blanket bogs
    
  • Q2 : Valley mires, poor fens and transition mires
    
  • Q3 : Palsa mires
    
  • Q4 : Base-rich fens and calcareous spring mires
    
  • Q5 : Helophyte beds
    
    • Q51 : Tall-helophyte bed
      
    • Q52 : Small-helophyte bed
      
    • Q53 : Tall-sedge bed
      
    • Q54 : Inland saline or brackish helophyte bed
      
  • Q6 : Periodically exposed shores
    
• 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