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LS.LMu.UEst.Hed Hediste diversicolor in littoral mud
Published date 2015-03Mud and sandy mud shores in sheltered marine inlets and estuaries subject to variable or reduced salinity. The biotope is typically found on the mid and lower shores in the upper and mid estuary. If p...
LS.LSa.FiSa Polychaete/amphipod-dominated fine sand shores
Published date 2015-03Shores of clean, medium to fine and very fine sand, with no coarse sand, gravel or mud present. Shells and stones may occasionally be present on the surface. The sand may be duned or rippled as a resu...
M.ArUA.Bi Arctic upper abyssal biogenic structure
Published date 2015-03A biogenic structure is formed when reef-forming species, such as cold water corals, attach to any hard substrate present and grow over the surrounding area forming a secondary substrate over the top....
M.AtMB Atlantic mid bathyal
Published date 2015-03Atlantic waters are warm (typically >8°C within the UK) and Atlantic seabed habitats occur around most of the UK, excluding depths greater than 300 m in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. The Atlantic mid b...
M.AAUB Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal
Published date 2015-03The Atlanto-Arctic is an area of mixing between warm Atlantic waters and cool Arctic waters, where water temperature fluctates dramatically between approximately 0 and 8°C. Atlanto-Arctic waters are ...
M.AtMB.Sa Atlantic mid 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.ArUA Arctic upper abyssal
Published date 2015-03Arctic waters are much cooler than Atlantic waters (typically below 0°C). Within the UK, Arctic seabed habitats occur at depths greater than 600 m in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. The Arctic upper abyss...
LS.LMu.UEst.Tben Tubificoides benedii and other oligochaetes in littoral mud
Published date 2015-03Extreme upper estuarine fine sandy mud, sometimes with a fine sand fraction, in very sheltered conditions and subject to reduced salinity. An anoxic layer is usually present within the upper 3 cm of t...
M.AtLA Atlantic lower abyssal
Published date 2015-03Atlantic waters are warm (typically >8°C within the UK) and Atlantic seabed habitats occur around most of the UK, excluding depths greater than 300 m in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. The Atlantic lower...
M.AtUA.Mu.HolCom Holothurian dominated community on Atlantic upper abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where holothurians dominate. They are generally very deep (abyssal) and occur on silt or pelagic ooze. The species composition will vary with depth. The ho...