Baltic circalittoral shell gravel characterized by no macrocommunity
Description (English)
Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone. Sessile/semi-sessile macro- epi- or infauna is not present.
Physical environment
Substrate is shell gravel. Depth below approximately 20 m. Appears mostly in high energy exposure areas.
Geographic range
Southern part of Baltic Sea
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MC2336 |
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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 | BAL48 | Sparse or no macrofaunal community on Baltic upper circalittoral coarse sediment and shell gravel | 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 |