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M.AtMB.Sa.CriCom.LepCel Leptometra celtica assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of dense aggregations of the crinoid Leptometra celtica on sand in the mid bathyal. It occurs at the shelf edge and in the heads of canyons. It is likely that the fast currents a...
M.AtLB.Mx.XenCom Xenophyophore dominated community on Atlantic lower bathyal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggreations of xenophyophores. Associated species will vary with depth and sediment type but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroids, Majid crabs...
M.AtLB.Mu.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Assemblage characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on mud substrate. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuro...
M.AtMB.Co.CriCom.LepCel Leptometra celtica assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of dense aggregations of the crinoid Leptometra celtica on coarse sediment in the mid bathyal. It occurs at the shelf edge and in the heads of canyons. It is likely that the fast...
M.ArMB.Ro.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Arctic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where corals dominate but do not form a living coral reef. A mixture of different coral types can be present. Associated species are similar to 'sparse enc...
M.AtMB.Mu.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Biotope characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on mud substrate. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroids...
M.AtMB.Mu.BurAne.CerAne Cerianthid anemones and burrowing megafauna in Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope is characterised by burrowing anemones (Cerianthidae), unidentified hydroids (Hydrozoa) and unidentified tube worms (Sabellidae) on bioturbated mud with phytodetritus. Video observations ...
LS Littoral sediment
Published date 2015-03Littoral sediment includes habitats of shingle (mobile cobbles and pebbles), gravel, sand and mud or any combination of these which occur in the intertidal zone. Littoral sediment is defined further u...
SS.SCS.CCS.Nmix Neopentadactyla mixta in circalittoral shell gravel or coarse sand
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral plains of clean, shell, maerl and / or stone gravels or sometimes coarse sands, with frequent Neopentadactyla mixta. Pecten maximus may occur occasionally along with Lanice conchilega. Oth...
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)
Published date 2019-05-02Albatrosses and petrels are one of the most globally threatened groups of birds in the world. The vast foraging movements of these seabirds take them over the high seas and the national waters of many...