Baltic infralittoral sand characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity
Description (English)
Baltic infralittoral bottoms in the photic zone with at least 90 % coverage of sand. Sand has less than 20 % of mud/silt/clay fraction (<63
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MB536 |
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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) | A5.21 | Sublittoral sand in low or reduced salinity | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | BAL30 | Epibenthic macrocommunity on Baltic infralittoral sand | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.21 | Sublittoral sand in low or reduced salinity | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.24 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity shallow clean sands | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.26 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity muddy sands | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.24 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity shallow clean sands | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.26 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity muddy sands | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.27 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity muddy sands | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.24 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity shallow clean sands | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4.14 | Estuarine sublittoral gravels and sands | same | |
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | IGS.EstGS | Estuarine sublittoral gravels and sands | wider |