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Burrowed mud - Seapens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral fine mud (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows locations of seapens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral fine mud. Extensively distributed throughout the sea lochs of the west coast, Hebrides and voes of Shetland it occurs at depths of between 10-100m. It supports a diverse burrowing fauna and in particular various seapens in the deeper, sheltered areas.
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Tide swept algal communities - Fucoids in tide-swept conditions (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Fucoids in tide-swept conditions (intertidal). This is a species rich complex habitat occurring in sea lochs, embayments and between islands in the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Orkney, Shetland and the west and north-west of Scotland.
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Intertidal mudflats - Littoral mud (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of littoral mud. They are found all round the Scottish coast, some of the most notable examples are at Montrose Bay, the Firth of Tay, the Firth of Forth, the Inner Moray Firth and the Cromarty Firth. Mudflats are much undervalued because they tend not to be seen to be useful for recreation or other activities, yet they are vital habitat.
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Burrowed mud - Burrowing megafauna and Maxmuelleria lankesteri in circalittoral mud (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows locations of burrowing megafauna and maxmuelleria lankesteri in circalittoral mud. These are found at depths of 10-100m in sheltered and extremely sheltered conditions in sea lochs on the west coast of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides.
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Flame shell beds - Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment. These are most commonly found on mixed muddy gravel and sand in tide-swept narrows in sea lochs. They are scarce in the UK: the majority of records are from west Scotland and are considered of national importance. The most extensive beds are in Loch Sunart and Loch Fyne. Large beds once found in the Firth of Clyde have declined considerably.
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Burrowed mud - Other Burrowed mud habitats (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer is part of a dataset on burrowed mud including the following layers:
- Seapens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral fine mud
- Burrowing megafauna and Maxmuelleria lankesteri in circalittoral mud
- Tall seapen - Funiculina quadrangularis
- Fireworks anemone - Pachycerianthus multiplicatus
- Mud burrowing amphipod - Maera loveni
This layer shows other burrowed mud habitats.
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Horse mussel beds - Modiolus modiolus beds with hydroids and red seaweeds on tide-swept circalittoral mixed substrata (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) beds with hydroids and red seaweeds on tide swept circalittoral mixed substrata. They are found on the open coast and in tide-swept channels between 5-50m depth. The mussel beds support a diverse range of red seaweeds, sea firs, tube worms, molluscs and sea anemones. Recorded from Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides and west coast sea lochs, the majority of records are from Scotland.
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Maerl or coarse shell gravel with burrowing sea cucumbers - Neopentadactyla mixta in circalittoral shell gravel or coarse sand (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Maerl or coarse shell gravel with burrowing sea cucumbers (Neopentadactyla mixta). This habitat is found along the west coast of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides with occasional records for the Northern Isles and the Isle of May on the east coast.
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Horse mussel beds - Modiolus modiolus beds with fine hydroids and large solitary ascidians on very sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) beds with fine hydroids and large solitary ascidians on very sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata. These are typically at depths of between 5-30m in very sheltered conditions, the mussel beds support a variety of brittlestars, scallops, crabs and gastropods. Found in Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides and west coast sea lochs, it is not found anywhere else outside Scotland.
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Seagrass beds - Zostera marina / angustifolia beds on lower shore or infralittoral clean or muddy sand (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Zostera marina / angustifolia beds on lower shore or infralittoral clean or muddy sand. Subtidal seagrass beds of the eelgrass Zostera marina are considered nationally scarce and found on the west coast of Scotland extending up to the Northern Isles with a few records from the east coast in more sheltered bays and firths.
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