EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MB3 - Infralittoral coarse sediment > MB33 - Baltic infralittoral coarse sediment > MB332 - Baltic infralittoral coarse sediment characterized by submerged rooted plants > MB3324 - Baltic infralittoral coarse sediment dominated by Ranunculus spp.

Baltic infralittoral coarse sediment dominated by Ranunculus spp.

Description (English)

Baltic bottoms in the photic zone with at least 90 % coverage of coarse sediment. Coarse sediment has less than 20 % of mud/silt/clay fraction (<63

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB3324
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)	Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time	1110	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]

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)	A5.543	Vegetation of brackish waters dominated by Ranunculus baudotii	narrower
European Red List of Habitats	BAL15	Submerged rooted plant communities on Baltic infralittoral coarse sediment	narrower

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.543	Vegetation of brackish waters dominated by Ranunculus baudotii	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.553	Vegetation of brackish waters dominated by Ranunculus baudotii	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.553	Vegetation of brackish waters dominated by Ranunculus baudotii	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.553	Vegetation of brackish waters dominated by Ranunculus baudotii	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.561	Vegetation of brackish waters dominated by Ranunculus baudotii	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	B1.21	Vegetation of brackish waters dominated by water crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	11.43	Coastal brackish water crowfoot communities	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	11.43	Coastal brackish water crowfoot communities	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	11.43		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	11.43		same

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