Young boreo-arctic dunes
Description (English)
Young dunes of arctic and boreal latitudes colonised by halo-nitrophilous perennial vegetation similar to that of unit B1.23, including Leymus arenarius (Elymus arenarius), Ammophila arenaria, Honkenya peploides, Elymus farctus (Elytrigia juncea), Elymus repens, Mertensia maritima.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code B1.33 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B1.3) |
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 |
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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 | Boreal Baltic sandy beaches with perennial vegetation | 1640 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
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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Ammophila arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus arenarius | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus farctus | Flowering Plants | |
Elymus repens | Flowering Plants | |
Honkenya peploides | Flowering Plants | |
Leymus arenarius | Flowering Plants | |
Mertensia maritima | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.213 | Boreo-arctic dunes | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.1. | Beaches, dunes, and sand plains | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.33 | Young boreo-arctic dunes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.33 | Young boreo-arctic dunes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.33 | Young boreo-arctic dunes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.33 | Young boreo-arctic dunes | same |