Sublittoral sand in variable salinity (estuaries)
English name:
Sublittoral sand in variable salinity (estuaries)
Description (English)
Clean sands that occur in the upper reaches of marine inlets, especially estuaries, where water movement is moderately strong, allowing the sedimentation of sand but not the finer silt fraction. The habitat typically lacks a significant seaweed component and is characterised by brackish-water tolerant fauna, particularly amphipods, polychaetes and mysid shrimps.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A5.22 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A5) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 | Estuaries | 1130 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405 | SS.SSa.SSaVS | Sublittoral sand in variable salinity (estuaries) | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.22 | Sublittoral sand in variable salinity (estuaries) | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.24 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity shallow clean sands | overlap |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.26 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity muddy sands | overlap |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.24 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity shallow clean sands | narrower |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.26 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity muddy sands | narrower |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.27 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity muddy sands | narrower |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.24 | Animal communities in variable or reduced salinity shallow clean sands | narrower |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4.14 | Estuarine sublittoral gravels and sands | same |
| MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | IGS.EstGS | Estuarine sublittoral gravels and sands | wider |
