Baltic ciralittoral rock and boulderscharacterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommunity
Description (English)
Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with at least 90 % coverage of rock, boulders or stones of more than 63 mm in diameter. Mixed Sessile/semi-sessile epibenthic macrocommunity cover at least 10 % of the seabed
Geographic range
Whole Baltic Sea
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MC137 |
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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
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A4.5 | Baltic moderately exposed circalittoral rock | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A4.4 | Baltic exposed circalittoral rock | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A4.6 | Baltic sheltered circalittoral rock | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.913 | Baltic stony bottoms of the aphotic zone | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.916 | Baltic peat bottoms of the sublittoral zone | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.912 | Baltic solid bedrock of the aphotic zone | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.914 | Baltic hard clay bottoms of the aphotic zone | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.915 | Baltic Mytilus edulis beds in the aphotic zone of the Baltic | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.911 | Baltic soft rock bottoms of the aphotic zone | overlap | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.915 | Baltic Mytilus edulis beds in the aphotic zone of the Baltic | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.911 | Baltic soft rock bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.913 | Baltic stony bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.916 | Baltic peat bottoms of the sublittoral zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.912 | Baltic solid bedrock of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.914 | Baltic hard clay bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.93 | Baltic solid bedrock of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.95 | Baltic hard clay bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.96 | Baltic Mytilus edulis beds in the aphotic zone of the Baltic | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.92 | Baltic soft rock bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.94 | Baltic stony bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.97 | Baltic peat bottoms of the sublittoral zone | same |