MA3-53 - Communautés de sédiment grossier estuarien du médiolittoral en Méditerranée

Communities of estuarine Mediterranean mediolittoral coarse sediment

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Mediterranean shores of coarse sediments (shingle, gravels and coarse sand) in the upper reaches of estuaries and otherinlets which are subject to variable and reduced salinity conditions. The outflow of riverine freshwater at the heads of the inlets results in the washing out of fine particulate matter, leaving coarse sediments. This habitat typically covers a comparatively small area and exhibits a great variability of physical and chemical parameters. It is usually a species-poor habitat and the fauna is characterised by oligochaete worms.

Bibliographie

European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity 2022. EUNIS marine habitat classification 2022 including crosswalks. Table Excel. (Source)