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Muddy sand shores
LS.LSa.MuSa
Image Joint Nature Conservation Committee - View across a cockle strand (biotope LMS.Pcer). Image width foreground ca 10 m.
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LS.LSa.MuSa recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
For a list of 2004 characterising species please see the JNCC website.
UK and Ireland classification
| Major habitat | LS | Littoral sediment |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat complex | LS.LSa | Littoral sand |
| Biotope complex | LS.LSa.MuSa | Polychaete / bivalve dominated muddy sand shores |
Additional information
European Nature Information System (EUNIS): A2.2/B-LMS.MS Muddy sand shores.
ZNIEFF-MER, France: III.3, Sables fins plus ou moins envases. (Dauvin et al., 1994).
Wadden Sea: 05.01.02, Mixed flats free of vegetation. (Nordheim et al., 1996).
Wadden Sea: 05.01.02, Mixed flats free of vegetation. (Nordheim et al., 1996).
This review can be cited as follows:
Tyler-Walters, H. & Marshall, C. 2006. Muddy sand shores. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 18/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=21&code=2004>
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