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| Basic Information | Biotope classification | Ecology | Habitat preferences and distribution | Species composition | Sensitivity | Importance |
Ascophyllum nodosum on very sheltered mid eulittoral rock.
LR.SLR.F.Asc
LR.SLR.F.Asc recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
Habitat description
 Distribution of biotope in Britain and Ireland |
The SLR.Asc biotope, and the sub-biotopes, SLR.Asc.Asc, SLR.Asc.T and SLR.Asc.VS are recorded from most British and Irish coasts. |
|---|---|
| National importance | Widespread |
Description of biotope
For a full description of this biotope including characterizing species, distribution, survey information and references visit JNCC
Sheltered to very sheltered mid eulittoral rock with the knotted wrack Ascophyllum nodosum. Several variants of this biotope are described. These are: full salinity (SLR.Asc.Asc), tide-swept (SLR.Asc.T) and variable salinity (SLR.Asc.VS). (Information taken from the Marine Biotope Classification for Britain and Ireland, Version 97.06: Connor et al., 1997a, b).
Additional information
This review can be cited as follows:
Hill, J.M. 2001. Ascophyllum nodosum on very sheltered mid eulittoral rock.. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 23/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatsbasicinfo.php?habitatid=4&code=1997>
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