Skip to content. Skip to navigation
Sign up now!
Get notifications on new reports and products. Currently we have 32837 subscribers. Frequency: 3-4 emails / month.
Follow us
Twitter icon Twitter
Facebook icon Facebook
YouTube icon YouTube channel
RSS logo RSS Feeds
Notifications archive

Write us Write to us

For the public:


For media and journalists:

Enquiry web form
Contact EEA staff
Contact the web team

Call us Call us

Reception:

Phone: (+45) 33 36 71 00
Fax: (+45) 33 36 71 99
More

EEA

Loading

Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds

Document Actions



English name Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   A2.5 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Angiosperm-dominated stands of vegetation, occurring on the extreme upper shore of sheltered coasts and periodically covered by high tides. The vegetation develops on a variety of sandy and muddy sediment types and may have admixtures of coarser material. The character of the saltmarsh communities is affected by height up the shore, resulting in a zonation pattern related to the degree or frequency of immersion in seawater.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. (2001)

External links


Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A2.5 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A2.6 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A2.6 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 A2.6 Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 A2.6 Coastal saltmarshes and saline habitats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 B3 Coastal saltmarshes and halophytic habitats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 15 Saltmarshes, salt steppes, salt scrubs wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 15 Saltmarshes, salt steppes, salt scrubs wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 15 Saltmarshes, salt steppes, salt scrubs wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 15   wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 15   wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 15   wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 15.1   wider
CORINE Land Cover 4.2.1. Salt marshes n/a
Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405 LS.LMp.Sm Saltmarsh narrower
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) LMU.Sm Saltmarsh same
Ramsar Wetland Types H Intertidal marshes wider
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 H2 Saltmarsh narrower
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 32 Coastal saltmarsh narrower
  A Marine habitats Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  A2 Littoral sediment Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
EUNIS

General information

User operations

European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6, DK - 1050 Copenhagen K, Denmark - Phone: +45 3336 7100
EU flagThe European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union.
Comments to EEA Web Team.

Code and API for developers, Legal notice, Disclaimer, Privacy policy

 

This site conforms to the following standards: