Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral
Description (English)
Rock exposures adjacent to the oceans, their connected seas and associated coastal lagoons, or separated from them by a narrow shoreline. The faces, ledges and caves of sea-cliffs and the expanses of rocky shore are important as reproduction, resting and feeding sites for seabirds, sea-mammals and a few groups of terrestrial birds. Sea-cliffs may also harbour highly distinctive, specialised salt-tolerant vegetation with associated terrestrial fauna
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code N3 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B3 | Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B3 | Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B3 | Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B3 | Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B3 | Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B3 | Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B7 | Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, above the supralittoral | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 18 | Sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 18 | Sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 18 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 18 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 18 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 18 | same |
