Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments
English name:
Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments
Description (English)
Banks of sand, gravel and mud in or by rivers. Gravel by mountain streams. Mud bottoms of dried-up rivers and lakes, including saline lakes. Exposed sand, gravel and mud at the edge of lakes.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C3.6 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calamagrostion neglectae Nordhagen ex de Molenaar 1976 | Vegetation of boreal-subalpine and subarctic riverine gravel terraces of the Alps, Scandinavia and Greenland | Calamagrostion neglectae Nordhagen 1936; Calamagrostion neglectae Oberd. 1949; Calamagrostion neglectae Oberd. 1950; Calamagrostion neglectae Preising in Oberd. 1950; Calamagrostion neglectae Tengwall 1920 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Euphorbion rigidae S. Brullo et Spampinato 1990 | Siculo-Calabrian low-altitude pioneer communities on riverine gravel banks | Artemision variabilis Biondi et al. 1994 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Glaucion flavi Br.-Bl. ex Tchou 1948 | Vegetation of riverine gravel terraces of meso-supramediterranean belts of Spain and southern France | Andryalo-Glaucion flavi (Br.-Bl. 1957) O. de Bolòs 1962; Glaucion flavi Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1947 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Calamagrostion pseudophragmitis Rivas-Mart. et al. 1984 | Vegetation of montane-subalpine riverine gravel terraces of Pyrenees and Cantabrian mountains | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Festucion duriotaganae Capelo et al. 1998 | Meso-thermomediterranean silicicous grasslands on gravelly river-beds of western Iberian rivers | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Scrophularion sciophilae O. de Bolòs 1957 | Vegetation of riverine gravel terraces of meso-supramediterranean belts of Spain and southern France | Scrophularion tanacetifoliae O. de Bolòs 1957 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Epilobion fleischeri G. Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. 1950 | Vegetation of montane-subalpine riverine gravel terraces of Alps and Carpathians | Salicion eleagni Aichinger 1933 nom. mut. propos.; Salicion purpureae Lakušic et al. 1975; Salicion purpureae Lakušic et al. 1979; Salicion purpureae Moor 1958; Epilobion fleischeri G. Br.-Bl. et Br.-Bl. in G. Br.-Bl. 1931; Salicion incanae Aichinger 1933 nom. ambig. propos.; Epilobion fleischeri G. Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. 1949 nom. ambig. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Muerbeckiello huetii-Epilobion dodonaei Belonovskaya et al. 2013 | Vegetation of montane-subalpine riverine gravel terraces of Caucasus | Murbeckiellion huetii Onipchenko 2002 (Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH Zürich); Murbeckiellion huetii Onipchenko 2002 (Biul. Mosk. Obshch. Ispyt. Prir., Odt. Biol.) | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.1. | Beaches, dunes, and sand plains | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | F22 | Marginal/inundation: inundation | wider |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.5.0 | Vase sans végétation | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 3.2.1.0 | Alluvions sans végétation | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.1.0 | Végétation de rivage dégradée | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.6 | Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.6 | Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.6 | Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.6 | Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C3.7 | Unvegetated or sparsely vegetated shores with soft or mobile sediments | same |
