Assemblages of Mediterranean mediolittoral muddy sands and muds in lagoons and estuaries biocenosis
Description (English)
Present in the mediolittoral stage and the upper part of the infralittoral. The banks are relatively stable, but the beds change with the violent winter flooding. Sediment is formed of fine sand, muddy sands and mud according to the course of the river bed. Surface salinity is low (0.03 to 2,5 for the Rh
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MA553 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
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Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.2 | Littoral sand and muddy sand | narrower |