EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019
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Marine habitats
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Deep-sea bed
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A6.1 -
Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata
Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata
English name:
Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata
Description (English)
Deep-sea benthic habitats with substrates predominantly of bedrock, immobile boulders or artificial hard substrates.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A6.1 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Reefs | 1170 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 11.211 | Bathyal benthic communities | wider |
| CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
| Barcelona Convention 199812 | V.3. | (BATHYAL) HARD BEDS AND ROCKS | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A6.1 | Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A5.1 | Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A5.1 | Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrates | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A5.1 | Bathyal zone hard substrates | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A5.1 | Bathyal zone rock (continental slope floor) | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 11.211 | Bathyal benthic communities | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 11.211 | Bathyal benthic communities | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 11.211 | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.211 | wider |
