Baltic offshore circalittoral sand dominated by multiple infaunal bivalve species
Description (English)
Baltic offshore bottoms in the aphotic zone, below halocline/pycnocline with with at least 90 % coverage of sand. Sand has less than 20 % of mud/silt/clay fraction (<63
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MD5323 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.273 | Baltic sandy bottoms of the aphotic zone | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.273 | Baltic sandy bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.721 | Baltic sandy bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.721 | Baltic sandy bottoms of the aphotic zone | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.74 | Baltic sandy bottoms of the aphotic zone | same |