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Concept: [Fucus serratus] on moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A1.214
Preferred label [Fucus serratus] on moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock
Definition Lower eulittoral bedrock and stable boulders on moderately exposed to sheltered shores with a canopy of the wrack [Fucus serratus] and an associated fauna consisting of the limpet [Patella vulgata], the barnacle [Semibalanus balanoides], the whelk [Nucella lapillus], the anemone [Actinia equina] and the sponge [Halichondria panicea]. Green seaweeds such as [Enteromorpha intestinalis] and [Ulva lactuca] are usually present among/beneath the [F. serratus] canopy. Three variants of this biotope are described. These are: [F. serratus] with red seaweeds (Fser.R) and [F. serratus] with under-boulder communities (Fser.Bo) with sponges. Lastly, a [F. serratus] and piddocks community on soft rock has been identified (Fser.Pid). Dense [F. serratus] with fewer red seaweeds occurs on more sheltered shores (Fserr). Situation: Above the [F. serratus] biotope on moderately exposed bedrock shores is the [Fucus vesiculosus] and/or [S. balanoides] and [P. vulgata] dominated biotopes (Sem; Sem.FvesR; FvesB). On more sheltered shores are biotopes dominated by the wracks [F. vesiculosus] and [Ascophyllum nodosum] (Fves; Asc.FS). On moderately exposed shores, the sublittoral fringe below Fser is dominated by the kelp [Laminaria digitata] and on vertical faces the kelp [Alaria esculenta] may be present (Ldig.LdigBo; Ala.Ldig). On more sheltered shores the kelp [Laminaria saccharina] is found among the [L. digitata] (Lsac.Ldig; Lsac.Ft).
Notation A1.214
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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