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LR.FLR.CvOv.VmucHil Verrucaria mucosa and/or Hildenbrandia rubra on upper to mid shore cave walls
Published date 2015-03The upper walls and ceilings of the entrances and inner reaches of upper shore caves affected by direct wave action (and therefore moistened by sea spray), characterised by a mosaic of the olive green...
M.AtUB.Bi.CorRee Atlantic upper bathyal cold water coral reef (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03Reefs formed by Scleractinian corals. In the Atlantic upper bathyal the reef forming species is Lophelia pertusa. Coral reef attaches to hard substrate, but can be found on sediments where corals init...
M.ArUA.Ro Arctic upper abyssal 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...
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSwi.LgAs Caryophyllia smithii, Swiftia pallida and large solitary ascidians on exposed or moderately exposed circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This variant typically occurs on exposed to moderately wave-exposed, circalittoral bedrock and boulders rock subject to mainly weak tidal streams and has a thin layer of silt present. It is found pred...
M.AtMA Atlantic mid 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 mid a...
LR.MLR.MusF.MytFves Mytilus edulis and Fucus vesiculosus on moderately exposed mid eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Mid eulittoral exposed to moderately exposed bedrock, often with nearby sediment, covered by a dense band or large patches of the mussel Mytilus edulis. The community often supports scattered Fucus ve...
TSDA Challenge 2
Published date 2024-11-19We are exploring how new technology enables the collection of new data in both current and future surveillance schemes, investigating how recording additional information alongside existing data can e...
National Museums Scotland Blog#2
Published date 2020-02-07Behind the scenes at the Museum On our first day at the museum (see National Museums Scotland Blog#1 for background), we were briefed on what exactly we would be doing for the week. The specimens we ...
Diverse seas status of threatened and declining features
Published date 2025-04-23This page hosts the Official Statistic in Development “Diverse seas: status of threatened and declining features”, published on 23 April 2025. Official Statistic in Development Description This statis...
GCR site lists: Palaeontology blocks
Published date 2024-08-16Lists of GCR sites for each Palaeontology GCR block are provided in the tables below. Sites are grouped by country and ordered alphabetically within unitary authority. Arthropoda Aves Carboniferous – ...