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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...
Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises a range of woodland types dominated by mixtures of oak ( Quercus robur and/or Q. petraea ) and birch ( Betula pendula and...
Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi)
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This scrubby, halophilous (i.e. salt-tolerant) vegetation develops in the uppermost levels of saltmarshes, often wher...
Salicornia and other annuals colonising mud and sand
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This pioneer saltmarsh vegetation colonises intertidal mud and sandflats in areas protected from strong wave action a...
Caledonian forest
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Caledonian forest comprises relict, indigenous pine forests of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris var. scotica , and associated birch Betula spp. and junipe...
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...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.SlatR Saccharina latissima and red seaweeds on infralittoral sediments
Published date 2015-03On infralittoral mixed muddy substrata communities characterised by the kelp Saccharina latissima and mixed filamentous and foliose red algae can be found. This biotope contains a number of sub-biotop...
LR.LLR.F.Fves.X Fucus vesiculosus on mid eulittoral mixed substrata
Published date 2015-03Sheltered and very sheltered mid eulittoral pebbles and cobbles lying on sediment in fully marine conditions typically characterised by the wrack Fucus vesiculosus. The wrack Ascophyllum nodosum can o...