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Concept: [Fucus vesiculosus] on mid eulittoral mixed substrata in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A1.3132
Preferred label [Fucus vesiculosus] on mid eulittoral mixed substrata
Definition Sheltered and very sheltered mid eulittoral pebbles and cobbles lying on sediment in fully marine conditions typically characterised by the wrack [Fucus vesiculosus]. The wrack [Ascophyllum nodosum] can occasionally be found on larger boulders while the barnacle [Semibalanus balanoides] and the limpet [Patella vulgata] also can be present on the cobbles with the whelk [Nucella lapillus] preying on the barnacles and on the mussel [Mytilus edulis]. Winkles, particularly [Littorina littorea] and [Littorina obtusata], commonly graze the biofilm on the seaweeds, while [Littorina saxatilis] can be found in crevices. Ephemeral seaweeds such as [Enteromorpha intestinalis] may be present in this biotope. The sediment between patches of hard substrata often contains the polychaete [Arenicola marina] or the polychaete [Lanice conchilega], while a variety of gastropods and the crab [Carcinus maenas] occur on and under cobbles. Situation: Fves.X can be found below the biotope dominated by the wrack [Fucus spiralis] (Fspi.X) or a community dominated by [S. balanoides], [P. vulgata] and [L. littorea] (BLitX). It is found above a community dominated by [M. edulis] beds (Myt.Myt) or the wrack [Fucus serratus] (Fserr.X). Temporal variation: Some variation in the ephemeral seaweeds and their abundance depending on season is likely.
Notation A1.3132
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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