Baltic offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
Description (English)
Baltic offshore bottoms in the aphotic zone, below halocline/pycnocline with with at least 90 % coverage of coarse sediment. Coarse sediment has less than 20 % of mud/silt/clay fraction (<63
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MD33 |
|---|
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) | A5.15 | Deep circalittoral coarse sediment | wider |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.114 | Baltic gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.14 | Deep circalittoral coarse sediment | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.143 | Baltic gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.711 | Baltic gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.71 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral gravel bottoms | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.14 | Animals communities in deeper coarse sands | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.73 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral shell gravel bottoms | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.73 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral shell gravel bottoms | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.711 | Baltic gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.71 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral gravel bottoms | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.14 | Animals communities in deeper coarse sands | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.73 | Baltic gravel bottoms of the aphotic zone | same |
