Features of sublittoral sediments
English name:
Features of sublittoral sediments
Description (English)
Features of sublittoral sediments include sublittoral habitats characterised by the presence of gases or liquids bubbling or seeping through sediments (A5.71) and sublittoral sediments which are organically-enriched or permanently or periodically anoxic (A5.72).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A5.7 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Submarine structures made by leaking gases | 1180 | Overlap | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.7 | Features of sublittoral sediments | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.8 | Seeps and vents in sublittoral sediments | narrower |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.8 | Seeps and vents in sublittoral sediments | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.8 | Seeps and vents in sublittoral sediments | same |
