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Concept: Sublittoral coarse sediment in variable salinity (estuaries) in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.12
Preferred label Sublittoral coarse sediment in variable salinity (estuaries)
Definition Clean gravels that occur in the upper reaches of marine inlets, especially estuaries, where water movement is sufficiently strong to remove the silt content of the sediment. The habitat typically lacks a significant seaweed component and is characterised by a sparse but very robust brackish-water tolerant fauna.
Notation A5.12
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Editorial note
  • Name generalised (Southampton workshop) to remove biogeographic specificity
Has broader
Has exact match