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Concept: Mediterranean [Halophila] beds in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.5322
Preferred label Mediterranean [Halophila] beds
Definition The facies characterised by the seagrass [Halophila stipulacea] lives on soft bottoms with fine sands that are fairly enriched by fine particles. Colonies of [Halophila stipulacea] have invaded the Mediterranean as a result of the opening of the Suez Canal; they have been reported from continental Greece, the Cyclades, Crete, Rhodes, Samos, the Maltese Islands.
Notation A5.5322
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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