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Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation
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| English name | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | B1.24 | Level | 4 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Sandy beach ridges may be bare or may host pioneer communities of the class [Ammophiletea] consisting mainly of geophytes and hemicryptophytes, e.g. the association [Agropyrion juncei]-[Sporoboletum pungentis]. They may sporadically be inundated by sea water during storms. The vegetation may be ammonitrophilous, of the class [Cakiletea maritimae], enriched by many [Ammophiletea] species like [Echinophora spinosa], [Elymus farctus], [Eryngium maritimum].
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.1. | Beaches, dunes, and sand plains | n/a |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 03.03.01.01 | Beach ridges: sandy beach ridges: with no or low vegetation | source |
| B | Coastal habitats |
Ancestor
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| B1 | Coastal dunes and sandy shores |
Ancestor
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| B1.2 | Sand beaches above the driftline | Parent |
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