EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > A - Marine habitats > A2 - Littoral sediment > A2.6 - Littoral sediments dominated by aquatic angiosperms > A2.61 - Seagrass beds on littoral sediments

Seagrass beds on littoral sediments

English name: Seagrass beds on littoral sediments

Description (English)

Dominants are Zostera spp.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code A2.61
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide	1140	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

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
Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405	LS.LMp.LSgr	Littoral seagrass beds	source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	11.31	Atlantic eelgrass meadows	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	11.32	Atlantic dwarf eelgrass meadows	narrower
CORINE Land Cover	4.2.3.	Intertidal flats	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	4.4.1.1	Eel-grass type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	4.4.1.3	Dwarf Eel-grass type	n/a
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK)	43	Seagrass beds	wider
National Vegetation Classification (UK)	SM1	Zostera communities	wider
National Vegetation Classification (UK)	SM2	Ruppia maritima salt-marsh community	narrower

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.61	Seagrass beds on littoral sediments	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.71	Zostera beds on littoral sediments	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.73	Ruppia beds on littoral sediments	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.71	Zostera beds on littoral sediments	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.73	Ruppia beds on littoral sediments	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.73	Ruppia beds on littoral sediments	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.71	Zostera beds on littoral sediments	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A2.71	Zostera beds on littoral muddy sands	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	A2.22	Eelgrass Zostera beds on littoral muddy sands	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	11.32	Atlantic dwarf eelgrass meadows	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	11.31	Atlantic eelgrass meadows	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	11.32	Atlantic dwarf eelgrass meadows	wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	11.31	Atlantic eelgrass meadows	wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	11.32		narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	11.31		narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	11.32		narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	11.31		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	11.32		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	11.31		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	11.31		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	11.32		narrower
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	LMS.Zos	Littoral Zostera (seagrass) beds	narrower
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland)	LMS.PCer.Znol		narrower

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