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Blanket bogs
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics These extensive peatlands have formed in areas where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration...
Alpine and Boreal heaths
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics Alpine heaths develop above the natural altitudinal tree-line. Boreal heaths develop below the tree-line in gaps among scrubby high...
SS.SMu.SMuLS Sublittoral mud in low or reduced salinity (lagoons)
Published date 2015-03Shallow, typically anoxic, muddy and sandy mud sediments in areas of low or reduced, although stable, salinity (may vary annually) with largely ephemeral faunal communities. Characterised by Arenicola...
LS.LSa.MoSa.BarSa Barren littoral coarse sand
Published date 2015-03Freely-draining sandy beaches, particularly on the upper and mid shore, which lack a macrofaunal community due to their continual mobility. Trial excavations are unlikely to reveal any macrofauna in t...
SS.SMu.OMu Offshore circalittoral mud
Published date 2015-03In mud and cohesive sandy mud in the offshore circalittoral zone, typically below 50-70 m, a variety of faunal communities may develop, depending upon the level of silt/clay and organic matter in the ...
LR.HLR.FR.Him Himanthalia elongata and red seaweeds on exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral bedrock characterised by the wrack Himanthalia elongata with a dense turf of red seaweeds beneath. H. elongata may occur on tide-swept, sheltered shores ...
LR.HLR.FT.FserTX Fucus serratus with sponges, ascidians and red seaweeds on tide-swept lower eulittoral mixed substrata
Published date 2015-03Sheltered lower shore boulders, cobbles and pebbles on muddy sediments that are subject to enhanced tidal water movement and characterised by a species rich community. Dominant species include the spo...
LS.LMp.LSgr.Znol Zostera noltei beds in littoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03Mid and upper shore wave-sheltered muddy fine sand or sandy mud with narrow-leafed eel grass Zostera noltei at an abundance of frequent or above. It should be noted that the presence of Z. noltii as s...
LS.LMp Littoral macrophyte-dominated sediment
Published date 2015-03Littoral macrophyte-dominated sediment biotopes include saltmarshes on the upper shore and seagrass beds on the mid and upper shore. These higher plant-dominated communities develop mostly on sheltere...
CR.HCR.XFa.SpAnVt Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found on exposed to moderately wave exposed , vertical and overhanging, circalittoral bedrock, subject to strong through to weak tidal streams. This biotope is characterised by a mixed...