Northern fixed grey dunes
English name:
Northern fixed grey dunes
Description (English)
Grasslands of Baltic, North Sea, English Channel and northern Atlantic fixed dunes, including those of the British Isles, the Faeroes, southern Norway, the North Sea and Baltic coasts, the Channel coasts of France.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code B1.41 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B1.4) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') | 2130 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.221 | Northern Atlantic grey dunes | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.1. | Beaches, dunes, and sand plains | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.4.1 | Gray Hairgrass type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 5.1.4.1 | Koeleria glauca type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.4.1a | Gray Hairgrass-Koeleria glauca variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.4.2 | Red Fescue heath type on sand | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD12 | Carex arenaria-Festuca ovina-Agrostis capillaris dune grassland | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD9 | Ammophila arenaria-Arrhenatherum elatius dune grassland | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD11 | Carex arenaria-Cornicularia aculeata dune community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD8 | Festuca rubra-Galium verum fixed dune grassland | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD10 | Carex arenaria dune community | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.41 | Northern fixed grey dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.41 | Northern fixed grey dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.41 | Northern fixed grey dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.41 | Northern fixed grey dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.41 | Northern grey fixed dunes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.221 | Northern Atlantic grey dunes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.221 | Northern Atlantic grey dunes | same |
