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{{Concept
|label=Substratum
|definition=Description of the substratum on or in which an organism is found or recorded.
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{{freetext
|free text=Definitions require input from EMODNET Habitats to ensure consistency.
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{{reference
|reference=Folk R.L. (1954). The distinction between grain size and mineral composition in sedimentary-rock nomenclature. The Journal of Geology, 344-359.
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{{reference
|reference=Hiscock, K. (ed.), 1996. Marine Nature Conservation Review: rationale and methods. Peterborough: Joint Nature Conservation Committee. [Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series.]
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{{reference
|reference=Long D. (2006). BGS detailed explanation of seabed sediment modified Folk classification. http://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/PDF/BGS%20detailed%20explanation%20of%20seabed%20sediment%20modified%20folk%20classification.pdf
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{{Concept relation
|relation=collection
|internal page=Traits:Distribution Descriptors
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{{Concept relation
|relation=is trait of
|internal page=Traits:Habitat
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Definitions are derived from the UK MNCR (Hiscock, 1996) with additions and amendments to ensure consistency with MESH and the revised Folk (1954) classification by Long (2006). As a result, mid-level traits  (e.g. 'sand', or 'mud and muddy sand' are introduced to capture information where the literature does not specify the substratum in detail. Other categories are included to capture unusual or unique 'features'.
* Folk R.L. (1954). The distinction between grain size and mineral composition in sedimentary-rock nomenclature. The Journal of Geology, 344-359.
* Hiscock, K. (ed.), 1996. Marine Nature Conservation Review: rationale and methods. Peterborough: Joint Nature Conservation Committee. [Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. MNCR series.]
* Long D. (2006). BGS detailed explanation of seabed sediment modified Folk classification. http://www.emodnet-seabedhabitats.eu/PDF/BGS%20detailed%20explanation%20of%20seabed%20sediment%20modified%20folk%20classification.pdf
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