Baltic circalittoral shell gravel characterized by macroscopic infaunal biotic structures
Description (English)
Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone. Macroscopic infauna present, no epibenthic macrofauna.
Physical environment
Substrate is shell gravel. Appears mostly in high energy exposure areas.
Geographic range
Southern part of Baltic Sea, the Sound, Kattegat
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MC2335 |
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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) | A5.115 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | BAL47 | Infaunal communities in Baltic upper circalittoral coarse sediment and shell gravel not dominated by bivalves | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.144 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.731 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.731 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.75 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same |