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Concept: Permanent non-tidal, fast, turbulent watercourses in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/C2.2
Preferred label Permanent non-tidal, fast, turbulent watercourses
Definition Permanent water courses with fast-flowing turbulent water and their associated animal and microscopic algal pelagic and benthic communities. Rivers, streams, brooks, rivulets, rills, torrents, waterfalls, cascades and rapids are included. The bed is typically composed of rocks, stones or gravel with only occasional sandy and silty patches. Features of the river bed, uncovered by low water or permanently emerging, such as gravel or rock islands and bars are treated as the littoral zone (C3). Includes high, mid and low-altitude, usually small to medium-sized streams as defined by the Water Framework Directive.
Notation C2.2
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Editorial note
  • Physis habitat from which the description is taken includes this EUNIS habitat
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