Sublittoral sand
Description (English)
Clean medium to fine sands or non-cohesive slightly muddy sands on open coasts, offshore or in estuaries and marine inlets. Such habitats are often subject to a degree of wave action or tidal currents which restrict the silt and clay content to less than 15%. This habitat is characterised by a range of taxa including polychaetes, bivalve molluscs and amphipod crustacea.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A5.2 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A5) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |