Mediterranean littoral coarse sediment
Description (English)
Mediterranean littoral coarse sediments include shores of mobile pebbles, cobbles and gravel, sometimes with varying amounts of coarse sand. The sediment is highly mobile and subject to high degrees of drying between tides. As a result, few species are able to survive in this environment.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MA35 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
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Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.1 | Littoral coarse sediment | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | MEDA2.13 | Communities of Mediterranean mediolittoral coarse sediment | same |