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IR.LIR.K.Sar Sargassum muticum on shallow slightly tide-swept infralittoral mixed substrata
Published date 2015-03Mixed substrata from the sublittoral fringe to 5m below chart datum dominated by the brown seaweed Sargassum muticum. This invasive non-native brown seaweed can form a dense canopy on areas of mixed s...
SS.SMx.IMx.SpavSpAn Sabella pavonina with sponges and anemones on infralittoral mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Muddy gravelly sand with pebbles off shallow, sheltered or moderately exposed coasts or embayments may support dense populations of the peacock worm Sabella pavonina. This community may also support p...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.AfilEten Amphiura filiformis and Ennucula tenuis in circalittoral and offshore sandy mud
Published date 2015-03In cohesive and non-cohesive sandy mud, off moderately exposed coasts in deep water dense populations of Amphiura filiformis with the bivalve Ennucula tenuis may occur. This biotope together with SS.S...
SS.SSa Sublittoral sands and muddy sands
Published date 2015-03Clean medium to fine sands or non-cohesive slightly muddy sands on open coasts, offshore or in estuaries and marine inlets. Such habitats are often subject to a degree of wave action or tidal currents...
LS.LMp.Sm Saltmarsh
Published date 2015-03Angiosperm-dominated stands of vegetation, occurring on the extreme upper shore of sheltered coasts and periodically covered by spring high tides. The vegetation develops on a variety of sandy and mud...
CR.MCR.CSab.Sspi.As Sabellaria spinulosa, didemnids and other small ascidians on tide-swept moderately wave-exposed circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This variant is typically found on tide-swept, moderately wave-exposed circalittoral bedrock, boulders and cobbles subject to slight sand-scour. It occurs predominantly in the lower circalittoral. Thi...
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSwi Caryophyllia smithii and Swiftia pallida on circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope is typically found on the upper and vertical faces of very exposed through to wave-sheltered circalittoral bedrock and boulders, which are typically subject to weak tidal streams. It is c...
SS.SMu.ISaMu.CundAasp Cylista undata and Ascidiella aspersa on infralittoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Sheltered sublittoral mud or sandy mud in shallow water with relatively few conspicuous species may be characterised by the anemone Cylista undata in low numbers and the tunicate Ascidiella aspersa. O...
UKBI - Mammals of the wider countryside (bats)
Published date 2024-12-10Last updated: 2024Latest data available: 2023IntroductionThis indicator was previously published at the UK level. However, due to poor data availability for many species of bat in Northern Ireland, ou...
UKBI - Awareness and support for conservation
Published date 2024-12-10Last updated: 2024Latest data available: 2018/19IntroductionThis indicator addresses awareness of biodiversity and understanding of its value, concern about biodiversity loss, as well as support for p...