Concept: Atlantic and Mediterranean high energy infralittoral rock in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A3.1
Preferred label	Atlantic and Mediterranean high energy infralittoral rock
Definition	Rocky habitats in the infralittoral zone subject to exposed to extremely exposed wave action or strong tidal streams. Typically the rock supports a community of kelp [Laminaria hyperborea] with foliose seaweeds and animals, the latter tending to become more prominent in areas of strongest water movement. The depth to which the kelp extends varies according to water clarity, exceptionally (e.g. St Kilda) reaching 45 m. The sublittoral fringe is characterised by dabberlocks [Alaria esculenta].
Notation	A3.1
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has broader	A3 (Infralittoral rock and other hard substrata) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has narrower	A3.11 (Kelp with cushion fauna and/or foliose red seaweeds) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.12 (Sediment-affected or disturbed kelp and seaweed communities) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.13 (Mediterranean and Pontic communities of infralittoral algae very exposed to wave action) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.14 (Encrusting algal communities) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.15 (Frondose algal communities (other than kelp)) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/441