Description of biotope or habitat type
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Moderate energy littoral rock
Physical habitat description
| Salinity | Full (30-35 ppt) |
|---|---|
| Wave exposure | Moderately exposed |
| Tidal streams | Moderately strong (1-3 kn) |
| Substratum | Bedrock, boulders, cobbles |
| Zone | Eulittoral |
| Depth Band | Lower shore, Mid shore, Strandline, Upper shore |
| Other Features |
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Point data based on records in the UK Marine Recorder Snapshot.
Description
Moderately exposed shores (bedrock, boulders and cobbles) characterised by mosaics of barnacles and fucoids on the mid and upper shore; with fucoids and red seaweed mosaics on the lower shore. Where freshwater or sand-scour affects the shore ephemeral red or green seaweeds can dominate. Other shores support communities of mussels and fucoids in the mid to lower shore. Two biotope complexes have been described: Mussels and fucoids (MusF) and barnacles and fucoids (BF).
Situation
No situation data available.
Temporal variation
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Characterising species
Characterising species data not applicable.
Similar biotopes or habitat types
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