Division Water category Transitional waters Geographical Intercalibration Group Mediterranean Sea
United Kingdom
Description of types that have been intercalibrated
| Spain and France do not consider distinction between restricted or chocked lagoons. | ||
| Common IC type | Type characteristics | MS sharing IC common type |
|---|---|---|
| CL-Oligohaline | Coastal lagoons (Salinity < 5 psu) | Spain, France, Italy |
| CL-Mesohaline chocked and restricted | Coastal lagoons (Salinity 5 — 18 psu) | Spainf1, France, Italy, Greece |
| CL-Polyhaline chocked and restricted | Coastal lagoons (Salinity 18 — 40 psu) | Spain, France, Italy, Greece |
| Hyperhalines (Salinity > 40 psu). | Hyperhalines (Salinity > 40 psu) | Spain |
| Estuaries | Estuaries (salt wedge type) | Spain, Croatia |
- MEDITERRANEAN SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton
- MEDITERRANEAN SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element: Macroalgae and Angiosperms
- MEDITERRANEAN SEA GEOGRAPHICAL INTERCALIBRATION GROUP RESULTS Biological Quality Element: Benthic invertebrate fauna
Annotations
Footnotes
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Spain and France do not consider distinction between restricted or chocked lagoons.