EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MB5 - Infralittoral sand > MB52 - Atlantic infralittoral sand > MB521 - Kelp and seaweed communities on Atlantic infralittoral sand

Kelp and seaweed communities on Atlantic infralittoral sand

Description (English)

Shallow sublittoral sediments which support seaweed communities, typically including the kelp Laminaria saccharina, the bootlace weed Chorda filum and various red and brown seaweeds, particularly filamentous types. The generally sheltered nature of these habitats enables the seaweeds to grow on shells and small stones which lie on the sediment surface; some communities develop as loose-lying mats on the sediment surface.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB521
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)	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

Algae Laminaria saccharina

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Laminaria saccharina		Algae

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.52	Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment	narrower
European Red List of Habitats	NEAA5.52	Kelp and seaweed communities on Atlantic infralittoral mixed sediment	narrower

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.52	Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.41	Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.41	Kelp and seaweeds on shallow-water mixed sediments	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.41	Kelp and seaweeds on shallow-water mixed sediments	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.41	Seaweeds on mixed infralittoral sediments	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	A4.41	Seaweeds and maerl on mixed infralittoral sediments	same
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IMX.KSwMx	Laminaria saccharina (sugar kelp) and filamentous seaweeds (mixed sediment)	same
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland)	IMX.SwMrlMX		same

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