Baltic circalittoral mixed sediment characterized by no macrocommunity
Description (English)
Baltic circalittoral bottoms in the aphotic zone w with less than 90 % coverage of mixed soft and hard Baltic aphotic bottoms with 10- 90 % coverage of hard (rock/boulders/stone) and 10-90 % soft substrata (e.g. muddy/coarse sediment/sand). Macro- epi- or infauna is not present.
Physical environment
Substrate is soft or crystalline rock, boulders or stones mixed with mobile substrates such as sand or coarse substrate. Depth is typically from 20 to 100 meters.
Geographic range
Whole Baltic Sea
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MC43A |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
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 | BAL43 | Sparse or no macrofaunal communities on Baltic circalittoral rock and mixed substrata (predominantly hard); | narrower |
| European Red List of Habitats | BAL51 | Sparse or no macrofaunal community in Baltic upper circalittoral mixed sediment | narrower |
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 |
