Ice floes
Description (English)
Discontinuous formations of floating ice blocks, rafts and hummocks detached from the sea pack, remaining after the break-up of seasonal ice packs or drifting to more southern regions.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A8.13 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 11.53 | Ice floes | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 5.2.3. | Sea and ocean | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A8.13 | Ice floes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A8.13 | Ice floes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A8.13 | Ice floes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A7.913 | Ice floes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A6.93 | Ice floes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A8.63 | Ice floes | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 11.53 | Ice floes | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 11.53 | Ice floes | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 11.53 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.53 | same |