Black Sea infralittoral mixed sediment
Description (English)
The substrate is often patchy and is comprised of a mix of cobbles, pebbles, shelly gravels and silted cobbles. The effects of currents and wave action are varied, and influences the type of substrate present and whether it is overlain by silt. These different substrates can support a diverse range of faunal communities. These include spirorbid worms, crustaceans and ascidians.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MB44 |
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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) | A5.43 | Infralittoral mixed sediments | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | BLSA5.13 | Pontic infralittoral mixed substrata | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.43 | Infralittoral mixed sediments | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.42 | Infralittoral mixed sediment | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.42 | Animal communities in shallow-water mixed sediments | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.44 | Animal communities in mixed shallow-water sediments | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4.44 | Animal communities in shallow mixed infralittoral sediments | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A4.43 | Animal communities in shallow mixed infralittoral sediments | same | |
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | IMX.FaMX | Shallow mixed sediment faunal communities | same | |
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland) | IMX.FaMX | same |