11.31 - Atlantic eelgrass meadows

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Eelgrass beds dominated by Zostera marina, established between the base of the intertidal zone and a depth of about 10 metres in Palaearctic waters of the Atlantic, the North Sea, the Baltic and adjacent seas of the northern basin.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Zosterion marinae: Zosteretum marinae

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)

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