Biodiversity & Conservation

Sensitivity

Importance

Fucoids and kelps in deep eulittoral rockpools

LR.FLR.Rkp.FK

Image Jon Davies - Fucoids and kelps in deep eulittoral rockpools. Image width ca XX m.
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LR.FLR.Rkp.FK 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	Moderate	Moderate	Major decline	Low
Smothering	High	Moderate	Moderate	Decline	Low
Increase in suspended sediment	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Low
Decrease in suspended sediment	Tolerant	Not relevant	Not sensitive	No change	Low
Desiccation	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Low
Increase in emergence regime	High	Moderate	Moderate	Decline	Low
Decrease in emergence regime	Low	Very high	Very low	Rise	Low
Increase in water flow rate	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Moderate
Decrease in water flow rate	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Moderate
Increase in temperature	Low	Very high	Very low	Minor decline	Low
Decrease in temperature	Intermediate	High	Low	Minor decline	Low
Increase in turbidity	Intermediate	High	Low	Minor decline	Low
Decrease in turbidity	Low	Very high	Very low	No change	Low
Increase in wave exposure	High	Moderate	Moderate	Minor decline	Low
Decrease in wave exposure	High	Moderate	Moderate	Major decline	Low
Noise	Tolerant	Not relevant	Not sensitive	No change	High
Visual Presence	Tolerant	Not relevant	Not sensitive	No change	High
Abrasion & physical disturbance	Intermediate	High	Low	Minor decline	Low
Displacement	High	Moderate	Moderate	Decline	Low

Chemical Factors

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

Biological Factors

Click factor name to view rationale	Intolerance	Recoverability	Sensitivity	Species Richness	Evidence / Confidence
Introduction of microbial pathogens/parasites	Low	Very high	Very low		Low
Introduction of non-native species	Intermediate	None	Very High	Decline	Moderate
Extraction of this species	Intermediate	High	Low	Decline	Low
Extraction of other species	Low	Very high	Very low	No change	Low

Species used to indicate biotope intolerance

Physical factors

	Laminaria digitata Important characterizing	Saccharina latissima Important characterizing	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Halidrys siliquosa Important characterizing	Palmaria palmata Important Structural	Chondrus crispus Important Structural	Ceramium virgatum Important Structural	Corallina officinalis Important Structural	Littorina littorea Important functional	Patella vulgata Important functional
Substratum Loss	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
Smothering	Intermediate	High	High	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	High	High
Increase in suspended sediment	Intermediate	Low	Low	Low	Low	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low
Decrease in suspended sediment	Tolerant*			Tolerant		Tolerant	Tolerant*			Low
Desiccation	Intermediate	High	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	High	High	Low	Low
Increase in emergence regime	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	Low
Decrease in emergence regime	Tolerant*			Tolerant*		Tolerant	Tolerant
Increase in water flow rate	Low	Low	Intermediate	High	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	Intermediate	Low
Decrease in water flow rate	Intermediate			Low		Intermediate	Tolerant
Increase in temperature	Intermediate	Intermediate	Tolerant	Tolerant	Intermediate	Low	Low	Intermediate	Low	Low
Decrease in temperature	Intermediate			Tolerant		Low	Low
Increase in turbidity	Intermediate	Low	Low	Intermediate	Low	Low	Tolerant	Low	Low	Low
Decrease in turbidity	Tolerant*			Tolerant*		Tolerant*	Tolerant
Increase in wave exposure	Low	High	High	High	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	Intermediate	Low
Decrease in wave exposure				Tolerant*		Low	Tolerant
Noise	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Not relevant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Low
Visual Presence	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Not relevant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant	Tolerant
Abrasion & physical disturbance	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	High	Low	Intermediate	Low
Displacement	High	Intermediate	High	High	High	High	High	Low	Tolerant	Intermediate

Chemical factors

	Laminaria digitata Important characterizing	Saccharina latissima Important characterizing	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Halidrys siliquosa Important characterizing	Palmaria palmata Important Structural	Chondrus crispus Important Structural	Ceramium virgatum Important Structural	Corallina officinalis Important Structural	Littorina littorea Important functional	Patella vulgata Important functional
Synthetic compound contamination	Intermediate	Low	High	Intermediate	High	High	High	Intermediate	Low	High
Heavy metal contamination	Intermediate	Intermediate	Low	Low	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Intermediate	Intermediate
Hydrocarbon contamination	Low	Low	Intermediate	Low	High	Low	High	Low	High	High
Radionuclide contamination	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information
Changes in nutrient levels	Low	Intermediate	Intermediate	Tolerant*	Intermediate	Intermediate	Tolerant*	Low	Tolerant	Low
Increase in salinity	Not relevant	High	Low	Low	Intermediate	Tolerant	Not relevant	Intermediate	Tolerant	Low
Decrease in salinity	Intermediate			Low		Low	Low
Changes in oxygenation	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Low	Insufficient information	Low	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Low	Intermediate

Biological factors

	Laminaria digitata Important characterizing	Saccharina latissima Important characterizing	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Halidrys siliquosa Important characterizing	Palmaria palmata Important Structural	Chondrus crispus Important Structural	Ceramium virgatum Important Structural	Corallina officinalis Important Structural	Littorina littorea Important functional	Patella vulgata Important functional
Introduction of microbial pathogens/parasites	Low	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Low	Insufficient information	Insufficient information
Introduction of non-native species	Low	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	High	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Tolerant*	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Not relevant
Extraction of this species	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate	Not relevant	Intermediate	Intermediate	Not relevant	Intermediate	Intermediate	Intermediate
Extraction of other species	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Tolerant	Tolerant*	Intermediate	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Intermediate	Tolerant	Low

Species used to indicate biotope recoverability

Physical factors

	Laminaria digitata Important characterizing	Saccharina latissima Important characterizing	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Halidrys siliquosa Important characterizing	Palmaria palmata Important Structural	Chondrus crispus Important Structural	Ceramium virgatum Important Structural	Corallina officinalis Important Structural	Littorina littorea Important functional	Patella vulgata Important functional
Substratum Loss	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	High	High	High
Smothering	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High
Increase in suspended sediment	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High
Decrease in suspended sediment	Not relevant			Not relevant		Not relevant	Not relevant			High
Desiccation	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	High	Immediate	High
Increase in emergence regime	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Immediate	High
Decrease in emergence regime	Not relevant			Not relevant		Not relevant	Not relevant
Increase in water flow rate	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High
Decrease in water flow rate	High			Immediate		High	Not relevant
Increase in temperature	High	High	Not relevant	Not relevant	High	Very high	Very high	High	Immediate	High
Decrease in temperature	High			Not relevant		Very high	Very high
Increase in turbidity	High	High	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Not relevant	Immediate	Very high	Very high
Decrease in turbidity	Not relevant			Not relevant		Not relevant	Not relevant
Increase in wave exposure	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High
Decrease in wave exposure				Not relevant		Very high	Not relevant
Noise	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	High
Visual Presence	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant
Abrasion & physical disturbance	High	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high
Displacement	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	High	Not relevant	High

Chemical factors

	Laminaria digitata Important characterizing	Saccharina latissima Important characterizing	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Halidrys siliquosa Important characterizing	Palmaria palmata Important Structural	Chondrus crispus Important Structural	Ceramium virgatum Important Structural	Corallina officinalis Important Structural	Littorina littorea Important functional	Patella vulgata Important functional
Synthetic compound contamination	High	High	High	High	High	High	Very high	High	Very high	High
Heavy metal contamination	High	High	High	Very high	High	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Insufficient information	High	High
Hydrocarbon contamination	High	High	High	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	High
Radionuclide contamination	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Insufficient information	Insufficient information
Changes in nutrient levels	High	High	High	Not relevant	High	High	Not relevant	Very high	Not relevant	High
Increase in salinity	None	High	Very high	Very high	High	Not relevant	Not relevant	High	Not relevant	High
Decrease in salinity	Very high			Very high		Very high	Very high
Changes in oxygenation	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Very high	Not relevant	Immediate	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Very high	High

Biological factors

	Laminaria digitata Important characterizing	Saccharina latissima Important characterizing	Fucus serratus Important characterizing	Halidrys siliquosa Important characterizing	Palmaria palmata Important Structural	Chondrus crispus Important Structural	Ceramium virgatum Important Structural	Corallina officinalis Important Structural	Littorina littorea Important functional	Patella vulgata Important functional
Introduction of microbial pathogens/parasites	High	High	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Not relevant	High	Not relevant	Very high	Insufficient information	Insufficient information
Introduction of non-native species	Insufficient information	Not relevant	Insufficient information	High	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Very high	Not relevant	Insufficient information	Not relevant
Extraction of this species	High	High	High	Not relevant	High	High	Not relevant	High	High	High
Extraction of other species	High	Not relevant	Not relevant	Not relevant	High	Insufficient information	Not relevant	High	Not relevant	High

This review can be cited as follows:

Tyler-Walters, H. 2005. Fucoids and kelps in deep eulittoral rockpools. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 19/06/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatsensitivity.php?habitatid=282&code=2004>

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