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Submarine structures made by leaking gases
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I habitat is defined as "Spectacular submarine complex structures, consisting of rocks, pavements and pill...
Transition mires and quaking bogs
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics The term ‘transition mire’ relates to vegetation that in floristic composition and general ecological characteristics is trans...
Caves not open to the public
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Caves are formed by the erosion of soluble rocks, such as limestones. They typically form the subterranean components of a distincti...
Coastal lagoons
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Coastal lagoons are areas of shallow, coastal salt water, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sandbanks, sh...
Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Dystrophic systems most often occur on 7130 Blanket bogs and may include isolated seasonal pools, random collections of irregularly-shape...
Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Chasmophytic vegetation consists of plant communities that colonise the cracks and fissures of rock faces. The type of plant communi...
Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands
Published dateSclerophyllous scrub (matorral) Description and ecological characteristics The relationship between juniper Juniperus communis stands and other types of vegetation is complex. In some cases the stands...
Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat comprises inland dune grassland containing grey hair-grass Corynephorus canescens . In the UK the veget...
Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae is a type of flush mire that occurs only at high altitude. The ...
Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Tufa formation is associated with hard-water springs, where groundwater rich in calcium bicarbonate comes to the surface. On c...