Exposed littoral rock
Classification
Description
GB distribution
Compiled by: Leigh Jones, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City
Road, Peterborough PE1 IJY, UK.
Derived, in part, from: the UK marine biotope classification (Connor et al.
1997a) and a review undertaken for the UK Marine SACs Project (Hill, Burrows, &
Hawkins 1998).
Classification
| Classification |
Code |
Biotope(s) |
| Europe (EUNIS Nov. 1999) |
A1.1 |
Littoral rock very exposed to wave action |
| Wadden Sea |
- |
Not listed/present |
| Britain/Ireland (MNCR BioMar 97.06) |
ELR |
Exposed littoral rock (mussel/barnacle shores) |
| France (ZNIEFF-MER) |
Part of IV.6 |
Fonds Durs: Cailloutis, Galets et Roches |
Description
Extremely exposed to exposed bedrock and boulder shores. Mussels and barnacles dominate
these shores, occasionally with robust fucoids in extremely exposed conditions or turfs of
red seaweed.
GB distribution
(from MNCR database March 1999)
Habitat requirements
Species composition and biodiversity
Ecological relationships
Sensitivity to human activities
Conservation and protection status
References
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