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Coral gardens (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 coral gardens around Scotland.
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Kelp beds - Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock (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 Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock.
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Kelp beds - Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept, infralittoral rock (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 Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept, infralittoral rock.
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Kelp beds - Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept, infralittoral 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 Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept, infralittoral mixed substrata.
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Kelp beds - Laminaria hyperborea and foliose red seaweeds on moderately exposed infralittoral rock (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 Laminaria hyperborea and foliose red seaweeds on moderately exposed infralittoral rock.
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Low or variable salinity habitats - Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral rock (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 faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral rock. Very few records of this habitat exists, examples include Firth of Forth, Shetland and Outer Hebrides and some west coast sea lochs. Typically it comprises dense beds of blue mussels which support barnacles, sea firs and sea mats.
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Low or variable salinity habitats - Kelp in variable or reduced salinity (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 Kelp in variable or reduced salinity. Very few records occur outside Scotland where it is found in saline lagoons in Orkney, Shetland, the Hebrides and west coast of Scotland. The habitat is dominated by sugar kelp and various red and green seaweeds and is only found on very wave sheltered bedrock and boulders.
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Low or variable salinity habitats - Submerged fucoids, green or red seaweeds (low salinity infralittoral rock) (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 submerged fucoids, green or red seaweeds (low salinity infralittoral rock). This is a characteristic lagoon community dominated by dense seaweeds with a very restricted fauna due to the low salinity. It is unique to Scotland where there are numerous records from the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. Scotland is of national importance for this habitat.
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Serpulid aggregations - Serpula vermicularis reefs on very sheltered circalittoral 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 Serpula vermicularis reefs on very sheltered circalittoral muddy sand.
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Tide-swept algal communities - Kelp and seaweed communities in tide-swept sheltered 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 Kelp and seaweed communities in tide-swept sheltered conditions (subtidal). There are a large proportion of records in UK are from Scottish sea lochs, the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. It is dominated by kelp ( Laminaria digitata, L. hyperborea and L. saccharina) with an understorey of red seaweeds, sponges, sea squirts and sea mats.
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