EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > B - Coastal habitats > B3 - Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral > B3.2 - Unvegetated rock cliffs, ledges, shores and islets > B3.24 - Unvegetated Baltic rocky shores and cliffs

Unvegetated Baltic rocky shores and cliffs

English name: Unvegetated Baltic rocky shores and cliffs

Description (English)

Sea-cliffs, their faces and ledges, rocky shores and isolated seaside rocks of the Baltic Sea.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code B3.24
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	Boreal Baltic islets and small islands	1620	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
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	18.14	Baltic sea-cliffs and rocky shores	same
CORINE Land Cover	3.3.2.	Bare rock	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	B3.24	Unvegetated Baltic rocky shores and cliffs	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	B3.24	Unvegetated Baltic rocky shores and cliffs	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	B3.24	Unvegetated Baltic rocky shores and cliffs	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	B3.24	Unvegetated Baltic rocky shores and cliffs	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	B3.24	Baltic sea-cliffs and rocky shores	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	B7.14	Baltic sea-cliffs and rocky shores	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	18.14	Baltic sea-cliffs and rocky shores	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	18.14	Baltic sea-cliffs and rocky shores	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	18.14		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	18.14		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	18.14		same

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