Unstratified water column with reduced salinity
Description (English)
A water column which is unmixed or only partially mixed because the depth of the water body is greater than the depth of mixing, and with short residence time, defined as changing diurnally. Salinity is reduced relative to the adjacent fully marine seawater. This habitat type is usually found in deeper coastal water situations and is the result of river inflow or ice melt. Note that some discretion should be used in the interpretation of
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MH5 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
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Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A7.5 | Unstratified water column with reduced salinity | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A7.5 | Unstratified water column with reduced salinity | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A7.5 | Unstratified water column with reduced salinity | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A7.5 | Unstratified water column with reduced salinity | same |
