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Underboulder communities
LR.MLR.BF.Fser.Bo
Image Keith Hiscock - Underboulder community dominated by sponges from a rock pool habitat. Wembury, South Devon. Image width ca 1 m.
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LR.MLR.BF.Fser.Bo 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 | LR | Littoral rock (and other hard substrata) |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat complex | LR.MLR | Moderate energy littoral rock |
| Biotope complex | LR.MLR.BF | Barnacles and fucoids on moderately exposed shores |
| Biotope | LR.MLR.BF.Fser | Fucus serratus on moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock |
Additional information
Under boulder components of both biotopes are similar.
This review can be cited as follows:
Hiscock, K. 2005. Underboulder communities. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 20/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=371&code=2004>
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