12.72 - Complex sea-caves

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Sea-caves situated in part above low-tide level, comprising mediolittoral (unit 11.294), and, in some cases, supralittoral (units 12.72 x 11.296, 12.72 x 11.297), communities; they may be in contact with, or grade into, terrestrial caves (unit 65), and contain sand or pebble beaches (units 12.72 x 16.1, 12.72 x 17).

Bibliography

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)

Augier, 1982, 1985; Harmelin & al., 1987; Fiala-Médione & al., 1987; Barnes and Hughes, 1988; Boury-Esnoult & al., 1993; Lovric, 1993a; Waugh, 1995.