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Baltic hydrolittoral sand

Description (English)

Baltic hydrolittoral bottoms (with level fluctuations due to tide or weather) in the photic zonewith at least 90 % coverage of sand. Sand has less than 20 % of mud/silt/clay fraction (<63

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA53
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

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	Estuaries	1130	Overlap	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
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	Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide	1140	Overlap
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	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Overlap
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	Baltic esker islands with sandy, rocky and shingle beach vegetation and sublittoral vegetation	1610	Overlap

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.854	Hydrolittoral sandy substrata: banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.85	Hydrolittoral sandy substrata	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.853	Hydrolittoral sandy substrata: bars	wider

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.853	Hydrolittoral sandy substrata: bars	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.854	Hydrolittoral sandy substrata: banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.85	Hydrolittoral sandy substrata	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.53	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.533	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates: bars	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.534	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates: banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.53	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.533	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates: bars	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.534	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates: banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.53	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.533	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates: bars	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.534	Hydrolittoral sandy substrates: banks	same

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