EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MC1 - Circalittoral rock > MC12 - Atlantic circalittoral rock > MC127 - Vents and seeps in Atlantic circalittoral rock

Vents and seeps in Atlantic circalittoral rock

Description (English)

No description available

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MC127
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

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
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Reefs	1170	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Submarine structures made by leaking gases	1180	Overlap

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)	A4.7	Features of circalittoral rock	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A4.73	Vents and seeps in circalittoral rock	overlap
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A4.732	Oil seeps in circalittoral rock	overlap
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A4.733	Vents in circalittoral rock	overlap

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A4.73	Vents and seeps in circalittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A4.732	Oil seeps in circalittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A4.733	Vents in circalittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A4.7	Features of circalittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.C4	Oil seeps in sublittoral rock	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.C5	Vents in sublittoral rock	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.C	Vents and seeps in sublittoral rock	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A3.C	Vents and seeps in sublittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A3.A	Vents and seeps in sublittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A3.A	Habitats developed at submarine methane seeps	same

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