EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MD5 - Offshore circalittoral sand > MD54 - Black Sea offshore circalittoral sand

Black Sea offshore circalittoral sand

Description (English)

Black Sea sand circalittoral habitats with fine sands or non-cohesive muddy sands below the influence of wave action. Predominately oxic but can be anoxic in deeper waters

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code MD54

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) A5.27 Deep circalittoral sand narrower
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A5.27 Deep circalittoral sand same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A4.72 Animal communities of deep circalittoral sandy bottoms same
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