Unvegetated river mud banks
Common name:
Unvegetated river mud banks
Habitat code:
C3.63
Description:
Unvegetated silt or mud deposits of streams occupying the edges of the stream, forming islands in the channel or supporting the arms and rivulets constituting the stream, together with their associated animal communities. Later in the succession they are vegetated by species of [Bidens] and [Polygonum] (C3.52, C3.53) or wetland vegetation of unit C3.2 may be established.
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Polygonum sp. | Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758 |
