EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA5 - Littoral sand > MA53 - Baltic hydrolittoral sand > MA532 - Baltic hydrolittoral sand characterized by submerged rooted plants > MA5322 - Baltic hydrolittoral sand dominated by Zannichellia spp. and/or Ruppia spp. and/or Zostera noltii

Baltic hydrolittoral sand dominated by Zannichellia spp. and/or Ruppia spp. and/or Zostera noltii

Description (English)

Baltic hydrolittoral bottoms (with level fluctuations due to tide or weather) in the photic zone with 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 MA5322
Relation to Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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) A2.85 Hydrolittoral sandy substrata narrower
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A2.85 Hydrolittoral sandy substrata same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A2.53 Hydrolittoral sandy substrates same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A2.53 Hydrolittoral sandy substrates same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 A2.53 Hydrolittoral sandy substrates same
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