Black Sea annual Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola saltmarshes
Description (English)
Annual glasswort (Salicornia spp., Microcnemum coralloides), seablite (Suaeda spp.) and saltwort (Salsola spp.) solonchak formations, colonizing periodically inundated muds of Black Sea coastal saltmarshes and of inland salt-basins of central Eurasian and Irano-Anatolian steppe and cold desert zones. Annual glasswort communities of salt steppes and saltmarshes of areas of extreme continentality within the boreal zone of Siberia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A2.5515 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5) |
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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Microcnemum coralloides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.115 | Continental glasswort swards | wider |
CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.1. | Salt marshes | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.5515 | Black Sea annual Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola saltmarshes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.6515 | Black Sea annual Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola saltmarshes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.6515 | Black Sea annual Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola saltmarshes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.6515 | Black Sea annual Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola saltmarshes | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.115(p) | Part of Continental glasswort swards | wider |