Concept: Sublittoral sediment in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5
Preferred label Sublittoral sediment
Definition Sediment habitats in the sublittoral near shore zone (i.e. covering the infralittoral and circalittoral zones), typically extending from the extreme lower shore down to the edge of the bathyal zone (200 m). Sediment ranges from boulders and cobbles, through pebbles and shingle, coarse sands, sands, fine sands, muds, and mixed sediments. Those communities found in or on sediment are described within this broad habitat type.
Notation A5
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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