BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Fucus serratus
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Researched by	Angus Jackson	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	Dr Graham Scott
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	All British and Irish coasts.
Global distribution	Northern Portugal and the Atlantic coast of France; British Isles, North Sea coasts and into the western Baltic; Scandinavia up to Novaya Zemlya; Iceland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the western north Atlantic.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	Not relevant
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	Depth in metres is considered not relevant because the species is intertidal. More exposed coasts have a lower proportion of adult individuals in the population. In more sheltered areas Fucus serratus may grow on substrata such as cobbles.

Substratum preferences	Bedrock Large to very large boulders Small boulders Cobbles	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Sealoch Ria / Voe Estuary
Biological zone		Wave exposure	Moderately Exposed Sheltered Very Sheltered Extremely Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Strong (3-6 kn) Moderately Strong (1-3 kn) Weak (<1 kn) Very Weak (negligible)	Salinity	Reduced (18-30 psu) Full (30-40 psu) Variable (18-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Hayward et al., 1996, Williams, 1996, Knight & Parke, 1950,