Concept
Littoral macrophyte-dominated sediment
| URI | http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M20/current/JNCCMNCR00000350/ | |
|---|---|---|
| Within Vocab | Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland Version 04.05 | |
| Alternative Labels | LS.LMp | |
| Definition | Littoral macrophyte-dominated sediment biotopes include saltmarshes on the upper shore and seagrass beds on the mid and upper shore. These higher plant-dominated communities develop mostly on sheltered shores with fine, often muddy, sediments. The character of saltmarsh communities is affected by height up the shore, resulting in a zonation pattern related to the degree or frequency of immersion in seawater. Saltmarsh and seagrass bed vegetation is generally well studied; its classification is fully covered by the UK National Vegetation Classification, where 26 types are defined (Rodwell, 2000). Users are referred to the chapter on saltmarsh communities in Rodwell (2000) (this will be a hyperlink to an electronic copy of the mentioned chapter) for details on the plant communities which characterise the different littoral macrophyte-dominated biotopes. | |
| Date | 2018-02-13T18:42:27 | |
| Identifier | SDN:M20::JNCCMNCR00000350 | |
| Note | accepted | |
| Has Current Version | 1 | |
| version | 1 | |
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