Atlantic low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores
Description (English)
Sea-cliffs, cliff-faces, ledges and caves, rocky shores and isolated seaside rocks of the Low Arctic region of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean, in southern Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Bear Island, northern Scandinavia, northwestern mainland Russia, southern and middle Novaya Zemlya. They constitute the principal breeding, resting or feeding areas of multitudes of seabirds and sea-mammals during at least part of the year.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code N312 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
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Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B3.22 | Atlantic low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B3.22 | Atlantic low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B3.22 | Atlantic low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B3.22 | Atlantic low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B3.22 | Atlantic low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B3.22 | Atlantic Low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B7.12 | Atlantic Low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 18.12 | Atlantic Low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 18.12 | Atlantic Low Arctic sea-cliffs and rocky shores | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 18.12 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 18.12 | same |
