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Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion p.p.)
Published dateSclerophyllous scrub (matorral) Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises scrub dominated by box Buxus sempervirens on calcareous soils. Semi-natural and natural box scrub...
Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises ancient lowland oak woodland on acidic, sandy or gravelly substrates. Veteran trees are relatively abundant in UK stands ...
Turloughs
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics Turloughs are seasonally-flooded lakes in karstic limestone areas, that are principally filled by subterranean waters via ephemeral sprin...
Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea
Published dateFreshwater habitats Description and ecological characteristics The clear soft water which characterises this habitat type contains low to moderate levels of plant nutrients and supports a characterist...
Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum represent the later, more mature, stages of the well-marked successiona...
IR.LIR Low energy infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Infralittoral rock in wave and tide-sheltered conditions, supporting silty communities with Laminaria hyperborea and/or Saccharina latissima (K). Associated seaweeds are typically silt-tolerant and in...
SS.SMu.OMu.PjefThyAfil Paramphinome jeffreysii, Thyasira spp. and Amphiura filiformis in offshore circalittoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Deep, offshore cohesive sandy mud communities characterised by the polychaete Paramphinome jeffreysii, bivalves such as Parathyasira equalis and Thyasira gouldi (sometimes in elevated densities) and t...
SS.SMx.IMx.Lim Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Mixed muddy gravel and sand often in tide-swept narrows in the entrances or sills of sea lochs with beds or 'nests' of Limaria hians. The Limaria form woven 'nests' or galleries from byssus and fragme...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.OlVS Oligochaetes in variable or reduced salinity infralittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03Reduced or variable salinity muddy and sandy mud sediments characterised by oligochaetes, particularly of the genus Tubificoides or from the Enchytraeidae family. The abundance of the oligochaetes may...
IR.MIR.KR.LhypT.Pk Laminaria hyperborea park with hydroids, bryozoans and sponges on tide-swept lower infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Exposed to moderately wave-exposed, strongly tide-swept, rock with Laminaria hyperborea park characterised by a rich under-storey and stipe flora of foliose seaweeds such as Phycodrys rubens, Plocamiu...