EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > A - Marine habitats > A7 - Pelagic water column > A7.3 - Completely mixed water column with full salinity

Completely mixed water column with full salinity

English name: Completely mixed water column with full salinity

Description (English)

A water column which is completely and actively mixed, not influenced by freshwater, so that the salinity is the same as that in adjacent seawater. This habitat type is usually found in relatively shallow, coastal situations, without river inflow or ice melt.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

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EUNIS habitat type code A7.3
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

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