Download The Marine Habitat Classification for
Britain and Ireland
The following series of pdf documents and spreadsheets provide
a downloadeable and "printable" versions of the Marine
Habitat Classification for Briatin and Ireland.
Shallow Section (Littoral - Circalittoral)
Introduction and background
This document provides background information to version 04.05
of the Marine Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland. It
covers basic background, factors influencing marine biotopes, the
development and revision of the classification, data analysis
methods used, as well as guidelines for the use of the
classification.
Hierarchical list of biotope titles and codes
A new version of Full Hierachical List to which up
to date species names was added in July 2017.
Correlation tables for biotope codes (versions 97.06 /
04.05)
This set of spreadsheets is intended to aid the translation
between the version 04.05 biotopes, and the biotopes in version
97.06 of the marine habitat classification (and vice versa), for
users familiar with the 1997 classification system. Where possible,
the tables show the closest equivalent biotopes (or other units) in
both versions of the classification. Note that it is not always
possible to "translate" directly between old and new
biotopes.
Littoral Sediment
The marine habitat classification does not cover saltmarsh
communities, as these have already been classified by the National
Vegetation Classification (NVC). Users wishing to record saltmarsh
communities should use the NVC codes and descriptions. The NVC
chapter on saltmarsh communities is available to download here. It
is an extract from:
Rodwell, J.S. (2000) British plant communities. Volume 5:
Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats.
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
Biotope Descriptions - File
format pdf (Size 639KB)
Hierarchy Structure
Diagram - File format pdf (Size 16KB)
Sublittoral Sediment Matrix
0-10m - File format pdf (Size 58KB)
Sublittoral Sediment Matrix
10-30m - File format pdf (Size 58KB)
Sublittoral Sediment Matrix
>50 - File format pdf (Size
50KB)
Littoral Rock
Biotope Descriptions - File
format pdf ( Size 497KB)
Hierarchy Structure
Diagram - File format pdf (Size 15KB)
Littoral Rock Matrix - File
format pdf (Size 30KB)
Infralittoral Rock
Biotope Descriptions - File
format pdf (Size 510KB)
Hierarchy Structure
Diagram - File format pdf (Size 16KB)
Infralittoral Rock Matrix -
File format pdf (Size 108KB)
Circalittoral Rock
Biotope Descriptions - File
format pdf (Size 394KB)
Hierarchy Structure
Diagram - File format pdf (Size 16KB)
Circalittoral Rock Matrix -
File format pdf (Size 30KB)
Comparative tables
These tables enable a comparative overview over the physical
and biological characteristics of biotopes. The tables are complex,
and the guidance notes are provided to help users understand the
information and functionality they contain.
Deep-sea Section (Bathyal - Abyssal)
Introduction and background, hierarchical list, biotope
descriptions
A report accompanying the deep-sea section can be downloaded
here. This includes information about how
the deep-sea section was developed and how it should be used. An
overall hierachy and the deep-sea biotope descriptions are
available as spreadsheets in the Appendices.
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Version 15.03 of the
classification adds a deep-sea section to version 04.05; therefore
superseding version 04.05, 97.06 and 03.02.
Information from the shallower
section (up to sublittoral sediment, taken from Version
04.05) be cited as the report accompanying Version 04.05,
as follows:
CONNOR, D.W., J.H.
ALLEN, N.GOLDING, K.L.HOWELL, L.M. LIEBERKNECHT, K.O. NORTHEN
AND J.B. REKER (2004) The Marine Habitat Classification for Britain
and Ireland Version 04.05. In: JNCC (2015) The Marine Habitat
Classification for Britain and Ireland
Version 15.03 [Online]. [Date accessed].
ISBN 1 861 07561 8
Information from the deep-sea section (added in March 2015)
should be cited as the report accompanying the deep-sea section,
as follows:
PARRY, M.E.V., K.L. HOWELL, B.E.
NARAYANASWAMY, B.J. BETT, D.O.B. JONES, D.J. HUGHES, N. PIECHAUD,
T.D. NICKELL, H. ELLWOOD, N. ASKEW, C. JENKINS and E. MANCA (2015)
A Deep-sea Section for the Marine Habitat Classification of Britain
and Ireland. JNCC report 530. In: JNCC (2015) The Marine
Habitat Classification for Britain and Ireland Version 15.03
[Online]. [Date accessed].
ISSN 0963 8901
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