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M.AtLB.Mu.UrcCom Urchin dominated community on Atlantic lower bathyal mud

Published date 2015-03

This broad community contains biotopes that are dominated by urchins and occurs on sediment. The species of urchin and associated species varies with depth and substrate type. On Atlantic lower bathy...


LS.LSa.MoSa.AmSco Amphipods and Scolelepis spp. in littoral medium-fine sand

Published date 2015-03

Mobile clean sandy beaches on exposed and moderately exposed shores, with sediment grain sizes ranging from medium to fine, often with a fraction of coarser sediment. The sediment contains little or n...


SS.SCS.ICS.HchrEdw Halcampa chrysanthellum and Edwardsia timida on sublittoral clean stone gravel

Published date 2015-03

Periodically disturbed sublittoral stone gravel with small pebbles characterised by the presence of the anemones Halcampa chrysanthellum and Edwardsia timida. Associated species are often typical of a...


SS.SSa.IMuSa.SsubNhom Spisula subtruncata and Nephtys hombergii in shallow muddy sand

Published date 2015-03

In shallow non-cohesive muddy sands, in fully marine conditions, a community characterised by the bivalve Spisula subtruncata and the polychaete Nephtys hombergii may occur. The sediments in which thi...


IR.FIR.SG.CrSpAsAn Anemones, including Corynactis viridis, crustose sponges and colonial ascidians on very exposed or wave surged vertical infralittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

Vertical very exposed and exposed bedrock gullies, tunnels and cave entrances subject to wave-surge dominated by sponge crusts such as Clathrina coriacea, Myxilla incrustans, Pachymatisma johnstonia a...


LS.LBR.LMus.Myt Mytilus edulis beds on littoral sediments

Published date 2015-03

Dense aggregations of Mytilus edulis on the mid and lower shore, on mixed substrata (mainly cobbles and pebbles on fine sediments), on sand, or on sheltered muddy shores. In high densities the mussels...


Official statistic on wintering waterbird population trends

Published date 2026-04-16

Official Statistic description UK and country trends produced from the data from the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) and Goose and Swan Monitoring Programme (GSMP) are published annually as an Official Sta...


Terrestrial monitoring schemes

Published date 2026-04-16

Monitoring scheme methods Each of the monitoring schemes that JNCC directly supports has a design that was developed collaboratively with experts for relevant taxa – details of these methods are given...


Dykeneuk Moss

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Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Scotland Unitary Authority South Western Scotland Centroid * NS347471 Latitude 55.6889 Longitude -4.6306 SAC EU Code UK0019763 Status Designated S...


Cerne and Sydling Downs

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Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country England Unitary Authority Dorset and Somerset Centroid * ST670021 Latitude 50.8167 Longitude -2.4683 SAC EU Code UK0030115 Status Designated Speci...



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