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) |
