Coastal dune scrub
English name:
Coastal dune scrub
Description (English)
Stable dunes with scrub, e.g. Hippophae rhamnoides, Salix repens in the north, or Juniperus spp. or sclerophyllous shrubs in the south.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code B1.6 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holoschoeno australis-Salicion arenariae Neto et al. 2004 | Willow dune scrub on dunes of southwestern Iberian Peninsula | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Ligustro-Hippophaeion Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1983 | Elder, privet and sea buckthorn tall scrub on dunes in Atlantic region of Western Europe | Oenothero-Hippophaeion maritimi Doing 1962 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Salicion arenariae Tx. ex Passarge in Scamoni 1963 | Willow and sea buckthorn low scrub communities on dunes in Atlantic region of Western Europe | Salicion arenariae Tx. 1952 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Rubo longifoliae-Coremation albi Rivas-Mart. in Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980 | Lusitano-andaluzian relictual scrub on oligotrophic coastal dunes | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Oleo-Ceratonion siliquae Br.-Bl. ex Guinochet et Drouineau 1944 | Thermomediterranean maquis and matorral on calcareous substrates along seabords of Mediterranean | Euphorbion dendroidis Papastergiadou et al. 1997; Myrtion communis Allier et Lacoste 1980; Oleo-Ceratonion Br.-Bl. 1936 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Traganion moquinii Sunding 1972 | Canarian, Cabo Verdan and West-Saharian oceanic halophilous scrub on stabilised coastal desertic dunes | Zygophyllion fontanesii Deil 1999; Zygophyllion fontanesii Esteve 1968; Zygophyllion fontanesii Esteve ex Santos 1983; Ononido ramosissimae-Polycarpion niveae Biondi et al. 1994 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Pruno spinosae-Rubion radulae Weber 1974 | Bramble scrub on neutral and base-rich soils in Western and Central Europe | Artemisio-Rubion lobatidentis Passarge 1982; Euonymo-Crategion (Tx. 1952) Passarge 1968; Lysimachio-Rubion nessensis Passarge 1982; Pruno-Rubion fruticosi Tx. 1952 corr. Doing 1962; Pruno-Rubion macrophylli Weber in Dierschke 1981; Pruno-Rubion sprengelii Weber 1974; Pruno-Rubion subatlanticum (Tx. 1952) Doing 1962; Rubion subatlanticum Tx. 1952 p.p.; Rubo-Prunion spinosae (Tx. 1952) T. Müller ex Oberd. et al. 1967; Mespilo germanicae-Ilicion aquifolii de Foucault et Julve in Julve 1993 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Rhamno graeci-Juniperion lyciae Costa et al. 1984 | Aegeo-Anatolian and Cypriotic low-grown coastal maquis and garrigue | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Juniperion turbinatae Rivas-Mart. 1975 corr. 1987 | Thermomediterranean juniper woodlands of coastal dune systems of Western Mediterranean seaboards | Juniperion lyciae Rivas-Mart. 1975 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Carpino-Prunion spinosae Weber 1974 | Mesophilous hedges and scrub of mesotrophic base-rich soils in northern temperate zone of Europe | Rubion subatlanticum Tx. 1952 p.p.; Urtico-Crataegion Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Quercion fruticosae Rothmaler 1954 | Southwest- and west-Iberian and North African coastal matorral on oligotrophic palaeo-podzolic soils | Frutici-Quercion Rothmaler 1954; Quecrion lusitanicaee Rothmaler 1954 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Berberidion vulgaris Br.-Bl. ex Tx. 1952 nom. conserv. | Soutern temperate and submediterranean thermophilous scrub of southern and Central Europe | Rhamno alpini-Berberidion vulgaris Rivas-Mart. In Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011; Amelanchierion ovalis Arlot 1985; Astrantio-Corylion Passarge 1978; Berberidion Br.-Bl. 1950; Corylion avellanae P. Fukarek et Fabijanic 1968; Crataego-Corylion P. Fukarek 1969; Crataego-Prunion T. Müller 1974; Crataego-Prunion T. Müller ex Korneck 1974; Ligustro-Crataegion Passarge 1978; Ligustro-Prunion spinosae Arlot 1985; Prunion spinosae P. Fukarek et Fabijanic 1968; Prunion spinosae Soó 1931; Clematido vitalbae-Acerion campestris Felzines in Royer et al. 2006 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Hippophae rhamnoides
Flowering Plants
Salix repens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Hippophae rhamnoides | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix repens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.25 | Dune nemoral thickets | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.27 | Dune juniper thickets | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.28 | Dune sclerophyllous scrubs and thickets | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.26 | Creeping-willow mats | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | H67 | Sand-dune: dune scrub | same |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD16 | Salix repens-Holcus lanatus dune-slack community | narrower |
