MB3-22 - Bancs de maërl sur sédiment grossier de l'infralittoral en Atlantique

Maerl beds on Atlantic infralittoral coarse sediment

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Beds of maerl in coarse clean sediments of gravels and clean sands, which occur either on the open coast or in tide-swept channels of marine inlets (the latter often stony). In fully marine conditions the dominant maerl is typically Phymatolithon calcareum (MB3-221), whilst under variable salinity conditions in some sealochs beds of Lithothamnion glaciale (MB3-222) may develop.

Bibliography

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