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Mediterranean circalittoral sand

Description (English)

Mediterranean circalittoral sands and muddy sands. This habitat is generally more stable than shallower, infralittoral sands and consequently supports a more diverse community. This habitat extends offshore, while very little information is available on these they are likely to bemore stable than their shallower counterparts.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MC55
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time	1110	Overlap	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Overlap	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.25	Circalittoral fine sand	overlap
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.26	Circalittoral muddy sand	overlap
European Red List of Habitats	MEDA5.25	Communities of Mediterranean circalittoral well-sorted fine sands	wider
European Red List of Habitats	MEDA5.25x	Communities of Mediterranean very shallow circalittoral fine sand	wider

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.26	Circalittoral muddy sand	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.25	Circalittoral fine sand	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.27	Circalittoral muddy sand	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.27	Animal communities of circalittoral muddy sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.28	Animal communities of circalittoral muddy sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.71	Animal communities of circalittoral muddy sands	same

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