Baltic infralittoral bottoms characterized by shell gravel
Description (English)
Baltic bottoms in the photic zone with at least 90 % coverage of shell gravel
Physical environment
Salinity range: down to 5 psu; Exposure range: moderate to high; Depth range: Photic zone
Characteristic species
Saccharina latissima. Due to the large variety of interstitial space, inhabited by very specialized fauna, for example Amphioxus spp. (HELCOM 1998)
Geographic range
Up to the Quark in the North and to the 5 psu salinity gradient in the Eastern Gulf of Finland
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MB232 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
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) | A5.113 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms in the infralittoral photic zone | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.113 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms in the infralittoral photic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.115 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms in the infralittoral photic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.115 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms in the infralittoral photic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.46 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms in the infralittoral photic zone | same |