12.7 - Sea-caves

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Caves situated under the sea or opened to it, at least at high tide. Their marine part harbours benthic communities of units 11.26 and 11.294. They may be connected to terrestrial cave systems (unit 65) or to the underground water network through anchihaline environments (unit 65.451).

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Augier, 1982, 1985; Harmelin & al., 1987; Fiala-Médione & al., 1987; Barnes and Hughes, 1988; Iliffe, 1992; Boury-Esnoult & al., 1993; Lovric, 1993a; Waugh, 1995: 136, 150.