19.2 - Surface and underwater rocks

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Palaearctic lithogenic reefs, raised rocky features of the continental shelf and its inshore waters, covered by shallow water or reaching and breaking the surface, or uncovered by tides or strong wave action.

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)

Barnes and Hughes, 1988; Clark, 1990.