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Kelp dominated rock

Habitat listings

 Foliose red seaweeds on exposed lower infralittoral rock
 Foliose red seaweeds with dense Dictyota dichotoma and/or Dictyopteris polypodioides on exposed lower infralittoral rock
 Mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria ochroleuca forest on exposed infralittoral rock
 Alaria esculenta and Laminaria digitata on exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock
 Alaria esculenta forest with dense anemones and crustose sponges on extremely exposed infralittoral bedrock
 Alaria esculenta on exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock
 Alaria esculenta, Mytilus edulis and coralline crusts on very exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock
 Laminaria hyperborea and red seaweeds on exposed vertical rock
 Laminaria hyperborea forest with a faunal cushion (sponges and polyclinids) and foliose red seaweeds on very exposed upper infralittoral rock
 Laminaria hyperborea forest with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed upper infralittoral rock
 Laminaria hyperborea park with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed lower infralittoral rock
 Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock
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