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Arctic abyssal sand

Description (English)

Sandy sediments of the abyssal zone of the Arctic

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code MG51

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) A6.4 Deep-sea muddy sand narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) A6.3 Deep-sea sand overlap
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A6.3 Deep-sea sand same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A6.4 Deep-sea muddy sand same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A5.3 Deep-sea sand same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A5.4 Deep-sea muddy sand same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A5.3 Deep-sea sand substrates same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A5.4 Deep-sea muddy sand substrates same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 A5.4 Bathyal zone muddy sand same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 A5.3 Bathyal zone sand same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 A5.2 Bathyal zone sand (continental slope floor) same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 11.211 Bathyal benthic communities wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 11.211 Bathyal benthic communities wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 11.211   wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 11.211   wider
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