English: high energy circalittoral rock

Part of speech

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Definition

Circalittoral rock is present all around the coast of the United Kingdom, and is characterised by animal dominated communities (a departure from the algae dominated communities in the infralittoral zone). This habitat complex occurs on extremely wave-exposed to exposed circalittoral bedrock and boulders subject to tidal streams ranging from strong to very strong.

Notes

Term o system ddosbarthu EUNIS o gynefinoedd morol. CR.HCR. yw’r Cod Cynefin. Mae’r Cyd-bwyllgor Cadwraeth Natur yn defnyddio system arall o gategoreiddio cynefinoedd morol, yn seiliedig ar system ddosbarthu EUNIS. Yn y drefn honno “high energy deeper water rock” yw’r term cyfatebol.