MB1-52 - Biocénose de lagune eryhaline et/ou eurytherme sur roche en Méditerranée

Biocoenosis of the Mediterranean euryhaline and/or eurythermal lagoon on rock

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

This biocoenosis gathers the infralittoral rock assemblages of the euryhaline and/or eurythermal lagoon. The term lagoon thus covers very diverse situations linked to the variability of salt water and fresh water additions, both on the tidal sea coasts and in the Mediterranean. Some lagoons are natural, lying in littoral depressions, periodically fed by the sea, and others are former marshes that have been developed by man over very long periods (salterns, euryhaline fish reservoirs, fish-farming basins…). Confronted with the heterogeneity of these physical conditions, there is a great variability of fauna groupings, which are characterised by low specific richness and vast populations of dominant species, being rapidly replaced and widely used by the upper links of the ecosystem.

Bibliographie

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