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Subaqueous Haline Low Energy Basins
Scenario model
Current ecosystem state
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Management practices/drivers
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
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Description
Reference State (minimally managed) Association
• Zostera marina Atlantic Aquatic Vegetation
Translated Name: Seawrack Atlantic Aquatic Vegetation
Common Name: North Atlantic Seawrack Bed (CEGL004336)
• Ruppia maritima Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Aquatic Vegetation
Translated Name: Widgeongrass Acadian/Virginian Zone Temperate Aquatic Vegetation
Common Name: North Atlantic Coast Widgeongrass Bed (CEGL006167)
Other associations may include:
• Intertidal Mudflats Sparse Vegetation
Common Name: North Atlantic Coast Estuarine Intertidal Mudflats (CEGL006614)
Submodel
Description
The Semi-natural State would expect plant communities where ecological processes are primarily operating with some land conditioning in the past or present, e.g., boat moorings.
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