Important Plant Areas for algae - Natural History Museum
Important Plant Areas for algae - Natural History Museum
Important Plant Areas for algae - Natural History Museum
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Table 4.1 Sites nominated as European <strong>Important</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Areas</strong> <strong>for</strong> marine <strong>algae</strong><br />
Site number refers to the map in Figure 4.1.<br />
Site Grid ref. Status Qualifying<br />
criteria<br />
No. of<br />
species<br />
ENGLAND<br />
1 Berwick-upon-<br />
Tweed,<br />
Northumberland<br />
11 Whiteness Gap,<br />
Thanet, Kent<br />
21 Peveril Point to<br />
Durlston Head,<br />
Swanage, Dorset<br />
NU005540<br />
TR396710<br />
SZ780034<br />
SAC,<br />
AONB<br />
SSSI,<br />
SAC<br />
Durlston:<br />
VMCA<br />
Site description<br />
B High The site has many algal ‘diversity<br />
hotspots’ and includes nationally rare<br />
species. It has a long history of algal<br />
study and is the type locality <strong>for</strong> several<br />
species of <strong>algae</strong>.<br />
B Medium This site has unique assemblages<br />
associated with chalk plat<strong>for</strong>ms and<br />
caves and is the type locality <strong>for</strong> some<br />
chalk cliff <strong>algae</strong>. It has a long history of<br />
B<br />
Very<br />
high<br />
28 Plymouth, Devon SX485535 SAC B Very<br />
high<br />
29 Falmouth and<br />
Hel<strong>for</strong>d, Cornwall<br />
32 Lundy Island,<br />
Devon<br />
WALES<br />
41 Skomer Island,<br />
Pembrokeshire<br />
SCOTLAND<br />
53 Isle of Cumbrae,<br />
Argyll<br />
NORTHERN<br />
IRELAND<br />
82 Strang<strong>for</strong>d Lough,<br />
Co. Down<br />
SW813321 SAC B, C Very<br />
high<br />
SS1345<br />
SM735095<br />
MNR,<br />
SAC,<br />
SSSI<br />
SAC<br />
MNR<br />
B, C Very<br />
high<br />
B<br />
Very<br />
high<br />
algal study.<br />
This site is a ‘diversity hotspot’ with<br />
many nationally rare species. It has a<br />
long history of algal study.<br />
This site has a very high algal diversity.<br />
It has a long history of algal study and it<br />
is the type locality <strong>for</strong> several species of<br />
<strong>algae</strong>.<br />
This area has sheltered intertidal<br />
mudflats and sandflats. It has a<br />
particularly diverse algal flora including<br />
a number of warm water species. It is<br />
the location of the largest and most<br />
southerly maerl bed in the UK. It has a<br />
long history of algal study.<br />
This site consists of granite and slate<br />
reef systems and a variety of habitats on<br />
the reefs. It is a ‘diversity hotspot’ <strong>for</strong><br />
<strong>algae</strong> with over 300 species recorded. It<br />
has a long history of algal study.<br />
This site has a wide range of habitats,<br />
including excellent examples of algal<br />
communities on bedrock, boulders and<br />
cobble habitats. It has a very high<br />
diversity of <strong>algae</strong>, with over 240 species<br />
recorded.<br />
NS160540 B High This site has a high diversity of <strong>algae</strong>, a<br />
long history of study and is the type<br />
locality <strong>for</strong> species of <strong>algae</strong>.<br />
J589496<br />
SAC<br />
MNR<br />
B High The southern half of the site has high<br />
algal diversity <strong>for</strong> eastern Ireland, maerl<br />
beds and a long history of research.<br />
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