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Alkaline fens
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Alkaline fens consist of a complex assemblage of vegetation types characteristic of sites where there is tufa and/or peat form...
SS.SMx.IMx.MedCirr Mediomastus fragilis and cirratulids in infralittoral mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Infralittoral shallow mixed sediment, characterised by diverse number of cirratulid polychaetes, bivalves and amphipods. This biotope has been found in Bembridge (recommended MCZ), located in the East...
M.AtUB.Sa Atlantic upper bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea sand sediments have a diverse infaunal community dominated by polychaetes. Epifauna tend to be sparse, mobile species, or burrowing fauna such as anemones and brittlestars visible at the surf...
M.AAUB.Ro Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03Rock and other hard substrate has a more diverse epifaunal community as species attach to the hard surface that in turn attract more fauna. Deep-sea rock is generally encrusted in a range of species i...
M.AtUB.Ro.SpaEnc.PsoAno Psolus squamatus, Anomiidae, serpulid polychaetes and Munida on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of cobble, boulder and bedrock areas with the holothurian Psolus being the most conspicuous faunal compenent. A range of encrusting species are also present but there is no consp...
M.AtMB.Mu.UrcCom.GraAcu Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of aggregations of Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (previously Echinus acutus norvegicus) on mud substrate. Gage (1986) reports this assemblage from 700-1400m on pelagic ooze and...
M.AtUB.Ro.SpaEnc Sparse encrusting community on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community includes all biotopes that are characterised by encrusting species including deep-sea sponges, serpulid worms, cup corals and Anoniimid bivalves. This community is widespread and ...
M.AtMA.Mu.HolCom.PsyLon Psycropotes longicauda and Oneirophanta mutabilis assemblage on Atlantic mid abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of assemblages dominated by holothurians Psycropotes longicauda and Oneirophanta mutabilis on mud. Lavaleye et al. (2002) describe this assemblage from their two deepest statio...
M.AtLB.Mu.UrcCom.GraAcu Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus assemblage on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope consistis of aggregations of Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (previously Echinus acutus norvegicus) on mud substrate. Gage (1986) reports this assemblage from 700-1400m on pelagic ooze an...
M.AtMB.Co.SpaEnc.SquRub Squat lobster assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment (Lophelia rubble)
Published date 2015-03This biotope describes the fringing rubble apron of cold water coral mounds or accumulations of gravel size Lophelia pertusa skeleton. Freiwald et al. (2004) list those species occurring within this z...