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IR.MIR.KR.Ldig Laminaria digitata on moderately exposed sublittoral fringe rock

Published date 2015-03

Exposed to moderately exposed sublittoral fringe rock characterised by the kelp Laminaria digitata with coralline crusts covering the rock beneath the kelp canopy. Foliose red seaweeds such as Palmari...


IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypRVt Laminaria hyperborea and red seaweeds on exposed vertical rock

Published date 2015-03

On exposed coasts with moderately strong to weak tidal currents generally at depths of 0-10m, vertical rock communities dominated by frequent Laminaria hyperborea and its commonly associated red seawe...


CR.MCR.SfR.Hia Hiatella-bored vertical sublittoral limestone rock

Published date 2015-03

Moderately exposed vertical and overhanging soft rock (typically chalk), subject to moderately strong to weak tidal streams, bored by the rock-boring mollusc Hiatella arctica. As with other biotopes i...


LR.HLR.FT.FserT Fucus serratus, sponges and ascidians on tide-swept lower eulittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

Sheltered to extremely sheltered lower eulittoral bedrock, boulders and cobbles that are subject to increased tidal water movement and characterised by the wrack Fucus serratus and a rich assemblage o...


LR.FLR.Lic.Ver Verrucaria maura on littoral fringe rock

Published date 2015-03

Bedrock or stable boulders and cobbles in the littoral fringe which is covered by the black lichen Verrucaria maura. This lichen typically covers the entire rock surface giving a distinct black band i...


LS Littoral sediment

Published date 2015-03

Littoral sediment includes habitats of shingle (mobile cobbles and pebbles), gravel, sand and mud or any combination of these which occur in the intertidal zone. Littoral sediment is defined further u...


LR.LLR.FVS.Fcer Fucus ceranoides on reduced salinity eulittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

Very sheltered to extremely sheltered bedrock and stable boulders in the eulittoral zone that are subject to reduced salinity and characterised by the wrack Fucus ceranoides. Species richness is typic...


LR.HLR.FR.Mas Mastocarpus stellatus and Chondrus crispus on very exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

Exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral vertical to almost horizontal bedrock characterised by a dense turf of Mastocarpus stellatus and Chondrus crispus (either together or separately). Beneat...


LR.FLR.Lic.UloUro Ulothrix flacca and Urospora spp. on freshwater-influenced vertical littoral fringe soft rock

Published date 2015-03

An assemblage of the small un-branched filamentous green seaweeds Ulothrix flacca, Urospora penicilliformis and Urospora wormskioldii at High Water Spring Tide level on steep and vertical rock often i...


IR.HIR.KFaR.Ala.Myt Alaria esculenta, Mytilus edulis and coralline crusts on very exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock

Published date 2015-03

Very exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock characterised by the kelp Alaria esculenta and dense patches of small individuals of the mussel Mytilus edulis, both of which grow over a dense cover of encrust...



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