Baltic circalittoral mixed sediment characterized by infaunal communities
Description (English)
Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone with 10- 90 % coverage of hard (rock/boulders/stone) and 10-90 % soft substrata (e.g. muddy/coarse sediment/sand). Sessile/semi-sessile epibenthic fauna is present but covers less than 10% of the seabed.
Geographic range
Whole Baltic Sea.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MC439 |
|---|---|
| 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
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.44 | Circalittoral mixed sediments | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | BAL50 | Infaunal communities in Baltic upper circalittoral mixed sediment | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.44 | Circalittoral mixed sediments | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.44 | Animal communities of circalittoral mixed sediments | wider | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.44 | Animal communities of circalittoral mixed sediments | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.49 | Animal communities of circalittoral mixed sediments | same |
