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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Zostera noltei""

There are 12 sites that mention "Zostera noltei".

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Blackwater Estuary

… worms and encourages the growth of the green algae, Enteromorpha and eel grass Zostera spp., at the seaward edges of the saltings. Wildfowl and waders amass to exploit this rich food supply in numbers over twice the maximum required to confer international status to the site. Th…

Langstone Harbour

…aders and wildfowl, dependent upon them and upon the extensive beds of eelgrass Zostera species. The Zostera angustifolia and Zostera noltei beds are among the largest in Britain. The harbour is among the twenty most important intertidal areas in Britain as a summer and autumn a…

Beauly Firth

…There are extensive areas of lower saltmarsh with nationally scarce eel grasses Zostera angustifolia and Zostera noltei, glassworts Salicornia agg and beaked tasselweed Ruppia maritima. The upper reaches of the SSSI also provide a good example of the transition from mudflat and s…

Lindisfarne

… East England. These support extensive beds of narrow leaved and dwarf eelgrass Zostera angustifolia and Zostera noltei and the alga Enteromorpha which provide feeding grounds for internationally important numbers of the Svalbard population of light bellied brent geese, regularly…

Benfleet and Southend Marshes

…ritima is found on the lowest areas. The mud flats are colonised by eel grasses Zostera marina and Zostera noltei which, together with dense patches of Enteromorpha and the rich invertebrate fauna within the mud, provide food for thousands of birds which overwinter on this shorel…

Breydon Water

…green algae Enteromorpha sp. and Ulva sp. and two uncommon species of eel grass Zostera marina and Zostera noltei. These plants, together with an abundant invertebrate fauna, attract large numbers of ducks and waders to feed in the estuary at the appropriate seasons. There are na…

Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary

…he lower shore, east of the Hamble, there are extensive beds of the eel grasses Zostera angustifolia and Zostera noltei, both of which are nationally scarce species. Green algae, mainly Enteromorpha and Ulva lactuca, are widespread in the intertidal zone. There is limited Spartin…

South Thames Estuary and Marshes

…4) present in dykes near Higham. The mud flats have beds of eelgrass including Zostera angustifolia (4) and Zostera noltei (4)and the Allhallows region of the site has areas of vegetated shingle with the nationally scarce sea kale Crambe maritima (4) present. Invertebrates This…

Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges

…are also present within the site. The intertidal mud flats, sandflats, eelgrass Zostera beds and shingle, together with Brading Marshes, support large numbers of overwintering wildfowl and waders which form an important component of the internationally important bird populations …

Hamford Water

…local plants such as small cord grass Spartina maritima, narrow leaved eelgrass Zostera angustifolia and dwarf eelgrass Zostera noltei. These form the main diet, on their autumn arrival, of approximately six thousand Brent geese which over winter in Hamford Water. Five other spec…

Orwell Estuary

…h. Extensive mud flats border the channel and support large patches of eelgrass Zostera marina and dwarf eelgrass Zostera noltei as well as large numbers of invertebrates that are important for feeding waders. Where it occurs, the saltmarsh tends to be sandy and fairly calcareous…

St John's Lake

…d with the green alga Enteromorpha and beds of the rare narrow leaved eel grass Zostera angustifolia and the locally distributed dwarf eel grass Zostera noltei. The saltmarsh habitats are not extensive and consist predominantly of common cord-grass Spartina anglica. There is how…

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