Mediterranean inland halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities
Description (English)
Formations of halo-nitrophilous annuals (Frankenia pulverulenta, Suaeda splendens, Salsola soda, Cressa cretica, Parapholis incurva, Parapholis strigosa, Hordeum marinum, Sphenopus divaricatus, Polypogon maritimus, Spergularia spp., Vella annua) colonizing salt muds of Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic coastal regions, of Iberian and North African endoreic (closed drainage) basins, susceptible to temporary inundation and extreme drying. Vegetation e.g. of Frankenion pulverulentae. They are more species-rich or richer in non-Chenopodiaceae than the communities of unit A2.551; they are particularly developed in the Iberian peninsula, secondarily in the large Mediterranean islands, in coastal regions and endoreic basins of North Africa, in southern Italy and Mediterranean France; they occur as irradiations on thermo-Atlantic coasts, notably on the Atlantic coast of France. Somewhat similar communities occur in the steppe zones of Eurasia and their regions of influence, as well as in Saharo-Mediterranean steppes of North Africa; they are included in unit E6.23.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E6.13 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E6.1) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Cressa cretica | Flowering Plants | |
Frankenia pulverulenta | Flowering Plants | |
Hordeum marinum | Flowering Plants | |
Parapholis incurva | Flowering Plants | |
Parapholis strigosa | Flowering Plants | |
Polypogon maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Salsola soda | Flowering Plants | |
Sphenopus divaricatus | Flowering Plants | |
Suaeda splendens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.12 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | wider |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E6.13 | Mediterranean inland halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E6.13 | Mediterranean inland halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E6.13 | Mediterranean inland halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E6.13 | Mediterranean inland halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.12 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | wider |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.12 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | wider |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.12 | wider | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.12 | wider | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.12 | wider | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.112 | wider |