Concept: Deep-sea bioherms in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A6.6
Preferred label	Deep-sea bioherms
Definition	A bioherm is a mound, dome, or reef-like mass of rock that is composed almost exclusively of the remains of sedentary marine organisms and is embedded in rock of different physical character. This habitat type includes deep-sea coral reefs (A6.61) and sponge beds (A6.62).
Notation	A6.6
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Editorial note	Proposed new unit (Southampton workshop). Need to confirm terminology (why not "biogenic structures" as in A2.8 and A5.6).
Has broader	A6 (Deep-sea bed) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has narrower	A6.61 (Communities of deep-sea corals) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A6.62 (Deep-sea sponge aggregations) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/2735