Biodiversity & Conservation

Sensitivity

Importance

Fucus serratus with sponges, ascidians and red seaweeds on tide-swept lower eulittoral mixed substrata

LR.SLR.FX.FserX.T

<i>%Fucus serratus%</i> with sponges, ascidians and red seaweeds on tide-swept lower eulittoral mixed substrata

LR.SLR.FX.FserX.T recorded () and expected () distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

Habitat sensitivity

Physical Factors

Click factor name to view rationale	Intolerance	Recoverability	Sensitivity	Species Richness	Evidence / Confidence
Substratum Loss	High	High	Moderate	Major decline	Moderate
Smothering	Tolerant	Not relevant	Not sensitive	Not relevant	Not relevant
Increase in suspended sediment	Low	Very high	Very low	Minor decline	Low
Decrease in suspended sediment	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Low
Desiccation	High	High	Moderate	Decline	Moderate
Increase in emergence regime	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Low
Decrease in emergence regime	Tolerant	Not relevant	Not sensitive	Not relevant	Not relevant
Increase in water flow rate	High	High	Moderate	Major decline	Moderate
Decrease in water flow rate	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Moderate
Increase in temperature	Tolerant	Not relevant	Not sensitive	Not relevant	Not relevant
Decrease in temperature	Low	Very high	Very low	Minor decline	Low
Increase in turbidity	Tolerant	Not relevant	Not sensitive	Not relevant	Not relevant
Decrease in turbidity	Tolerant*	Not relevant	Not sensitive*	Not relevant	Not relevant
Increase in wave exposure	High	High	Moderate	Major decline	Low
Decrease in wave exposure	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Noise	Tolerant*	Not relevant	Not sensitive*	No change	Not relevant
Visual Presence	Tolerant*	Not relevant	Not sensitive*	No change	Not relevant
Abrasion & physical disturbance	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Moderate
Displacement	High	High	Moderate	Major decline	Low

Chemical Factors

Click factor name to view rationale	Intolerance	Recoverability	Sensitivity	Species Richness	Evidence / Confidence
Synthetic compound contamination	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Moderate
Heavy metal contamination	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Moderate
Hydrocarbon contamination	Low	Very high	Very low	Minor decline	Very low
Radionuclide contamination	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient Information	Not relevant
Changes in nutrient levels	Low	Very high	Very low	No change	Low
Increase in salinity	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Decrease in salinity	Low	Very high	Very low	Minor decline	Low
Changes in oxygenation	Low	Very high	Very low	Minor decline	Low

Biological Factors

Click factor name to view rationale	Intolerance	Recoverability	Sensitivity	Species Richness	Evidence / Confidence
Introduction of microbial pathogens/parasites	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Not relevant
Introduction of non-native species	Intermediate	Insufficient information	High	Not relevant	Very low
Extraction of this species	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Moderate
Extraction of other species	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant

Species used to indicate biotope intolerance

Physical factors

	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Chondrus crispus Important characterizing	Lanice conchilega Important other	Crepidula fornicata Important other	Littorina littorea Important other	Mytilus edulis Important other
Substratum Loss	High	High	High	High	High	High
Smothering	High	Intermediate	Low	Low	High	Intermediate
Increase in suspended sediment	Low	Intermediate	Tolerant	Low	Intermediate	Low
Decrease in suspended sediment		Tolerant	Low	Low		Low
Desiccation	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	Low	Low
Increase in emergence regime	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	Low
Decrease in emergence regime		Tolerant	Tolerant*	Tolerant		Low
Increase in water flow rate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low
Decrease in water flow rate		Intermediate	Intermediate	Tolerant		Low
Increase in temperature	Tolerant	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Decrease in temperature		Low	High	Intermediate		Low
Increase in turbidity	Low	Low	Tolerant	Low	Low	Tolerant
Decrease in turbidity		Tolerant*	Tolerant	Tolerant		Tolerant
Increase in wave exposure	High	Intermediate	High	High	Intermediate	Intermediate
Decrease in wave exposure		Low	Low	Tolerant		Intermediate
Noise	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant*
Visual Presence	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant*
Abrasion & physical disturbance	Intermediate	Low	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
Displacement	High	High	Intermediate	Intermediate	Tolerant	Intermediate

Chemical factors

	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Chondrus crispus Important characterizing	Lanice conchilega Important other	Crepidula fornicata Important other	Littorina littorea Important other	Mytilus edulis Important other
Synthetic compound contamination	High	High	High	High	Low	Intermediate
Heavy metal contamination	Low	Insufficient information	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
Hydrocarbon contamination	Intermediate	Low	Intermediate	Intermediate	High	Intermediate
Radionuclide contamination	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Insufficient information
Changes in nutrient levels	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Tolerant	Intermediate
Increase in salinity	Low	Tolerant	Not relevant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Low
Decrease in salinity		Low	Intermediate	Low		Low
Changes in oxygenation	Low	Insufficient information	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	Low

Biological factors

	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Chondrus crispus Important characterizing	Lanice conchilega Important other	Crepidula fornicata Important other	Littorina littorea Important other	Mytilus edulis Important other
Introduction of microbial pathogens/parasites	Insufficient information	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Low	Insufficient information	Intermediate
Introduction of non-native species	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Tolerant	Insufficient information	Insufficient information
Extraction of this species	Intermediate	Intermediate	Not relevant	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
Extraction of other species	Tolerant	Insufficient information	Intermediate	Tolerant*	Tolerant	Low

Species used to indicate biotope recoverability

Physical factors

	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Chondrus crispus Important characterizing	Lanice conchilega Important other	Crepidula fornicata Important other	Littorina littorea Important other	Mytilus edulis Important other
Substratum Loss	High	High	High	High	High	High
Smothering	High	High	High	Very high	High	High
Increase in suspended sediment	Very high	High	Not relevant	Very high	High	Immediate
Decrease in suspended sediment		Not relevant	High	Very high		Immediate
Desiccation	High	High	High	Very high	Immediate	Immediate
Increase in emergence regime	High	High	High	High	Immediate	Very high
Decrease in emergence regime		Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant		Very high
Increase in water flow rate	High	High	High	High	High	Very high
Decrease in water flow rate		High	High	Not relevant		Very high
Increase in temperature	Not relevant	Very high	High	Very high	Immediate	Very high
Decrease in temperature		Very high	High	High		Very high
Increase in turbidity	Very high	Very high	Not relevant	Very high	Very high	Not relevant
Decrease in turbidity		Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant		Not relevant
Increase in wave exposure	High	High	High	High	High	High
Decrease in wave exposure		Very high	High	Not relevant		High
Noise	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Visual Presence	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Abrasion & physical disturbance	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	High
Displacement	High	High	Very high	High	Not relevant	High

Chemical factors

	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Chondrus crispus Important characterizing	Lanice conchilega Important other	Crepidula fornicata Important other	Littorina littorea Important other	Mytilus edulis Important other
Synthetic compound contamination	High	High	High	High	Very high	High
Heavy metal contamination	High	Insufficient information	High	High	High	High
Hydrocarbon contamination	High	Very high	High	High	High	High
Radionuclide contamination	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Not relevant	High	Insufficient information	Not relevant
Changes in nutrient levels	High	High	Moderate	Not relevant	Not relevant	High
Increase in salinity	Very high	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Very high
Decrease in salinity		Very high	High	Very high		Very high
Changes in oxygenation	Very high	Insufficient information	High	High	Very high	Very high

Biological factors

	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Chondrus crispus Important characterizing	Lanice conchilega Important other	Crepidula fornicata Important other	Littorina littorea Important other	Mytilus edulis Important other
Introduction of microbial pathogens/parasites	Insufficient information	High	Insufficient information	Very high	Insufficient information	High
Introduction of non-native species	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Not relevant
Extraction of this species	High	High	Not relevant	Moderate	High	High
Extraction of other species	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Moderate	Not relevant	Not relevant	Very high

This review can be cited as follows:

Marshall, C.E. 2006. Fucus serratus with sponges, ascidians and red seaweeds on tide-swept lower eulittoral mixed substrata. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 20/06/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatsensitivity.php?habitatid=221&code=1997>

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