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Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity Atlantic infralittoral rock

Description (English)

Shallow subtidal rocky habitats which support faunal-dominated communities, with seaweed communities only poorly developed or absent. In some sealochs dense mussel Mytilus edulis beds (MB1-261) develop in tide-swept channels, whilst upper estuarine rocky habitats in the south-west coast rias may support particular brackish-water tolerant faunas (MB1-262; MB1-263).

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB126
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Estuaries	1130	Overlap	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Overlap	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Reefs	1170	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Invertebrates Mytilus edulis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Mytilus edulis		Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A3.36	Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral rock	narrower
European Red List of Habitats	NEAA3.36	Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity Atlantic infralittoral rock	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A3.36	Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.32	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock/mixed substrata	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A3.32	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock or mixed substrata	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A3.32	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock or mixed substrata	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A3.35	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock or mixed substrata	same
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	SIR.EstFa	Estuarine faunal communities (shallow rock/mixed substrata)	same

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