Concept: Kelp and red seaweeds (moderate energy infralittoral rock) in the eunishabitats vocabulary

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Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A3.21
Preferred label	Kelp and red seaweeds (moderate energy infralittoral rock)
Definition	Infralittoral rock subject to moderate wave exposure, or moderately strong tidal streams on more sheltered coasts. On bedrock and stable boulders there is typically a narrow band of kelp [Laminaria digitata] in the sublittoral fringe which lies above a [Laminaria hyperborea] forest and park. Associated with the kelp are communities of seaweeds, predominantly reds and including a greater variety of more delicate filamentous types than found on more exposed coasts (A3.11). The faunal component of the understorey is also less prominant than in A3.11.
Notation	A3.21
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has broader	A3.2 (Atlantic and Mediterranean moderate energy infralittoral rock) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has narrower	A3.211 ([Laminaria digitata] on moderately exposed sublittoral fringe rock) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.212 ([Laminaria hyperborea] on tide-swept, infralittoral rock) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.213 ([Laminaria hyperborea] on tide-swept infralittoral mixed substrata) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.214 ([Laminaria hyperborea] and foliose red seaweeds on moderately exposed infralittoral rock) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.215 (Dense foliose red seaweeds on silty moderately exposed infralittoral rock) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.216 ([Laminaria hyperborea] on moderately exposed vertical rock) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A3.217 ([Hiatella arctica] and seaweeds on vertical limestone / chalk) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/5410