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Information on the biology of species and the ecology of habitats found around the coasts and seas of the British Isles

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Habitats (A-Z)

Browse available information on habitats (as biotopes) and their sensitivity to man-made pressures. The habitat information reviews target biotopes identified within the interest features of marine Special Areas for Conservation (SACs) in English, Scottish and Welsh waters, and represent many of the United Kingdom's listed habitats. Please note habitats are listed from A to Z by their UK Habitat Classification (v04.05) biotope name (JNCC).

= MarESA review.   = MarLIN review.

A-Z listings

Image: Deep sponge communities missing

 Deep sponge communities

Image: Dendrodoa grossularia and Clathrina coriacea on wave-surged vertical infralittoral rock

 Dendrodoa grossularia and Clathrina coriacea on wave-surged vertical infralittoral rock

Image: Dense brittlestars with sparse Ascidia mentula and Ciona intestinalis on sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata

 Dense brittlestars with sparse Ascidia mentula and Ciona intestinalis on sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata

Image: Dense Desmarestia spp. with filamentous red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral cobbles, pebbles and bedrock missing

 Dense Desmarestia spp. with filamentous red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral cobbles, pebbles and bedrock

Image: Dense foliose red seaweeds on silty moderately exposed infralittoral rock missing

 Dense foliose red seaweeds on silty moderately exposed infralittoral rock

Image: Dense Lanice conchilega and other polychaetes in tide-swept infralittoral sand and mixed gravelly sand

 Dense Lanice conchilega and other polychaetes in tide-swept infralittoral sand and mixed gravelly sand

Image: Discrete Lophelia pertusa colonies on Atlantic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata missing

 Discrete Lophelia pertusa colonies on Atlantic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata

Image: Discrete Lophelia pertusa colonies on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata missing

 Discrete Lophelia pertusa colonies on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata

Image: Discrete Solenosmilia variabilis colonies on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment missing

 Discrete Solenosmilia variabilis colonies on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment

Image: Discrete Solenosmilia variabilis colonies on Atlantic lower bathyal rock and other hard substrata missing

 Discrete Solenosmilia variabilis colonies on Atlantic lower bathyal rock and other hard substrata