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Harbour seal [Phoca vitulina]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Harbour seals Phoca vitulina are the characteristic seal of sandflats and estuaries, but are also found on rocky shores in Scotla...
Western rustwort [Marsupella profunda]
Published dateLower plant species Description and ecological characteristics Western rustwort Marsupella profunda is a small reddish liverwort which colonises moist, crumbling mica-rich weathered granite and china ...
Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani)
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Scree habitats consist of rock fragments covering the frost-shattered summits of mountains or accumulating on slopes below cliffs. S...
Embryonic shifting dunes
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Embryonic shifting dune vegetation exists in a highly dynamic state and is dependent on the continued operation of p...
Marsh saxifrage [Saxifraga hirculus]
Published dateHigher plant species Description and ecological characteristics Marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus is a an attractive, yellow-flowered perennial that requires base-rich and wet conditions. It is now c...
Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition-type vegetation
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Natural eutrophic lakes have nutrient levels that are higher than those of oligotrophic, dystrophic or mesotrophic lakes, resulting in hi...
Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior ( Alno-Padion , Alnion incanae , Salicion albae ) comprises woods dominated by alder Aln...
Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type is characterised by the abundance of water-crowfoots Ranunculus spp., subgenus Batrachium ( Ranunculus fluitans , R. pe...
Allis shad [Alosa alosa]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The allis shad Alosa alosa is a member of the herring family. It is difficult to distinguish from its close relative 1103 Twaite sha...
Bullhead [Cottus gobio]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The bullhead Cottus gobio is a small bottom-living fish that inhabits a variety of rivers, streams and stony lakes. It appears to fa...