MB3-21 - Communautés de laminaires et d'algues sur sédiment grossier de l'infralittoral en Atlantique

Kelp and seaweed communities on Atlantic infralittoral coarse sediment

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Shallow sublittoral sediments which support seaweed communities, typically including the kelp Laminaria saccharina , the bootlace weed Chorda filum and various red and brown seaweeds, particularly filamentous types. The generally sheltered nature of these habitats enables the seaweeds to grow on shells and small stones which lie on the sediment surface; some communities develop as loose-lying mats on the sediment surface.

Bibliography

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