Baltic circalittoral peat bottoms
Description (English)
Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with at least 90 % coverage of peat bottoms
Physical environment
Salinity range: (7.5-18 psu); exposure range: All; Depth range: Aphotic zone
Characteristic species
No macrophytes
Geographic range
Southern Baltic Sea
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MC234 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Large shallow inlets and bays | 1160 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
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Other classifications
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For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
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