Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments

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Common name:

Habitat code:

C3.6

Description:

Banks of sand, gravel and mud in or by rivers. Gravel by mountain streams. Mud bottoms of dried-up rivers and lakes, including saline lakes. Exposed sand, gravel and mud at the edge of lakes.

References:

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758

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EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
C3.64	Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake sands and shingles	Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake sands and shingles
C3.61	Unvegetated river sand banks	Unvegetated river sand banks
C3.63	Unvegetated river mud banks	Unvegetated river mud banks
C3.62	Unvegetated river gravel banks	Unvegetated river gravel banks
C3.66	Exposed unvegetated beaches of inland saline and brackish waters with soft sediments	Exposed unvegetated beaches of inland saline and brackish waters with soft sediments
C3.65	Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds	Exposed unvegetated freshwater lake muds