Traits:Distribution Descriptors

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Distribution Descriptors

Distribution Descriptors: Fields and traits that describe the distribution of the species.


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This collection includes the following 159 concepts:

[[Abyssobenthic|Abyssobenthic (Abyssal)]] • [[Abyssopelagic|Abyssopelagic (2500-6000 m)]] • [[AlphaMesohaline|Alpha-Mesohaline]] • [[AlphaOligohaline|Alpha-Oligohaline]] • [[AlphaPolyhaline|Alpha-Polyhaline]] • [[AlphaHaline|Alpha-haline]] • [[AnchialineCaves|Anchialine caves]] • [[Artificial|Artificial (man-made)]] • [[Bathybenthic|Bathybenthic (Bathyal)]] • [[Bathylpelagic|Bathylpelagic (1000-2500 m)]] • [[Bedrock|Bedrock]] • [[Benthic|Benthic]] • [[Benthopelagic|Benthopelagic]] • [[BetaHaline|Beta-Haline]] • [[BetaMesohaline|Beta-Mesohaline]] • [[BetaOligohaline|Beta-Oligohaline]] • [[BetaPolyhaline|Beta-Polyhaline]] • [[BiogenicReef|Biogenic reef]] • [[Brackish|Brackish]] • [[BrackishSalinity|Brackish]] • [[BurrowDweller|Burrow dweller]] • [[Cave|Cave]] • [[Circalittoral|Circalittoral]] • [[CircalittoralOffshore|Circalittoral offshore]] • [[Clay|Clay]] • [[CoarseCleanSand|Coarse clean sand]] • [[CoarseSediments|Coarse sediments]] • [[Cobbles|Cobbles]] • [[CrevicesFissures|Crevices and fissures]] • [[Demersal|Demersal]] • [[Depth|Depth]] • [[DepthSubstratum|Depth in substratum]] • [[DepthRange|Depth range]] • [[Elevation|Elevation]] • [[EnclosedCoast|Enclosed coast or embayment]] • [[Endophytic|Endophytic]] • [[Endozoic|Endozoic]] • [[Environment|Environment]] • [[EnvironmentalPosition|Environmental position]] • [[Epibenthic|Epibenthic]] • [[Epifaunal|Epifaunal]] • [[Epifloral|Epifloral]] • [[Epilithic|Epilithic]] • [[Epipelagic|Epipelagic (0-200 m)]] • [[Epipelic|Epipelic]] • [[Epiphytic|Epiphytic]] • [[Epizooic|Epizooic]] • [[Estuary|Estuary]] • [[Exposed|Exposed]] • [[ExtremelyExposed|Extremely exposed]] • [[ExtremelySheltered|Extremely sheltered]] • [[FeaturesOther|Features or other substratum]] • [[FineCleanSand|Fine clean sand]] • [[Freshwater|Freshwater]] • [[FreshwaterSalinity|Freshwater]] • [[GravelShingle|Gravel or shingle]] • [[GravellyMud|Gravelly mud]] • [[GravellyMuddySand|Gravelly muddy sand]] • [[GravellySand|Gravelly sand]] • [[Habitat|Habitat]] • [[HabitatPreferences|Habitat Preferences]] • [[Hadobenthic|Hadobenthic (Hadal)]] • [[Hadopelagic|Hadopelagic (>6000 m)]] • [[Hard|Hard]] • [[HyperSaline|Hyper-saline]] • [[Hyperbenthic|Hyperbenthic]] • [[IceAssociated|Ice-Associated]] • [[HardImmobile|Immobile hard]] • [[Infaunal|Infaunal]] • [[Infralittoral|Infralittoral]] • [[Interstitial|Interstitial]] • [[Lagoon|Isolated saline water (lagoon)]] • [[LargeBoulders|Large or very large boulders]] • [[Lithotomous|Lithotomous]] • [[Eulittoral|Littoral]] • [[LowerCircalittoral|Lower circalittoral]] • [[LowerInfralittoral|Lower infralittoral]] • [[LowerLittoral|Lower littoral]] • [[LowerLittoralFringe|Lower littoral fringe]] • [[Macroalgae|Macroalgae]] • [[Maerl|Maerl]] • [[Marine|Marine]] • [[MarineSalinity|Marine]] • [[MediumCleanSand|Medium clean sand]] • [[Mesohaline|Mesohaline]] • [[Mesopelagic|Mesopelagic (200-1000 m)]] • [[MidEulittoral|Mid littoral]] • [[Mixed|Mixed]] • [[HardMobile|Mobile hard]] • [[ModeratelyExposed|Moderately exposed]] • [[ModeratelyStrong|Moderately strong]] • [[Mud|Mud]] • [[MudSandyMud|Mud and sandy mud]] • [[MuddyGravel|Muddy gravel]] • [[MuddySand|Muddy sand]] • [[MuddySandyGravel|Muddy sandy gravel]] • [[Nekton|Nektonic (nekton)]] • [[Neritic|Neritic]] • [[Neustonic|Neustonic]] • [[Oceanic|Oceanic]] • [[OffshoreSeabed|Offshore seabed]] • [[Oligohaline|Oligohaline]] • [[OpenCoast|Open coast]] • [[OtherSpecies|Other species]] • [[Overhangs|Overhang]] • [[Pebbles|Pebbles]] • [[Pelagic|Pelagic]] • [[Physiography|Physiography]] • [[Plankton|Planktonic (plankton)]] • [[Pleustonic|Pleustonic]] • [[Polyhaline|Polyhaline]] • [[Province|Province]] • [[RiaVoe|Ria or voe]] • [[Rockpools|Rockpool]] • [[Salinity|Salinity (regime)]] • [[Saltmarsh|Salt marsh]] • [[Sand|Sand]] • [[SandMuddySand|Sand and muddy sand]] • [[SandyGravel|Sandy gravel]] • [[SandyMud|Sandy mud]] • [[SeaIce|Sea ice]] • [[SeaLoch|Sea loch (Scotland), sea lough (Ireland)]] • [[Seagrass|Seagrass]] • [[Sheltered|Sheltered]] • [[SmallBoulders|Small boulders]] • [[SedimentSoft|Soft (sediment)]] • [[SplashZone|Splash zone]] • [[SprayZone|Spray Zone]] • [[StraitSound|Strait or sound]] • [[Strandline|Strand-line]] • [[Strong|Strong]] • [[Sublittoral|Sublittoral]] • [[SublittoralFringe|Sublittoral fringe]] • [[SubstratumHabitat|Substratum]] • [[Supralittoral|Supralittoral]] • [[Terrestrial|Terrestrial]] • [[TidalStrength|Tidal streams and water flow (range)]] • [[Tolerance|Tolerance]] • [[TypeI|Type I]] • [[TypeII|Type II]] • [[TypeIII|Type III]] • [[TypeIV|Type IV]] • [[TypeV|Type V]] • [[UltraSheltered|Ultra sheltered]] • [[UnderBoulders|Under boulders]] • [[UnderIce|Under ice]] • [[UpperCircalittoral|Upper circalittoral]] • [[UpperInfralittoral|Upper infralittoral]] • [[UpperEulittoral|Upper littoral]] • [[UpperLittoralFringe|Upper littoral fringe]] • [[VerticalBiologicalZone|Vertical biological zone (or zonation)]] • [[VeryExposed|Very exposed]] • [[VerySheltered|Very sheltered]] • [[VeryStrong|Very strong]] • [[VeryWeak|Very weak]] • [[WaveExposed|Wave exposed]] • [[WaveExposure|Wave exposure]] • [[WaveSheltered|Wave sheltered]] • [[Weak|Weak]]