Baltic offshore circalittoral shell gravel bottoms characterized by mixed epibenthic macrocommuntiy
Description (English)
Baltic offshore bottoms in the aphotic zone, below halocline/pycnocline with at least 90 % coverage of shell gravel No perennial attached (not bivalves) erect group has ? 10 % coverage.
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 MD235 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Reefs | 1170 | Narrower | 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) | A5.115 | Baltic shell gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
