Low-shore Mediterranean glasswort swards
English name:
Low-shore Mediterranean glasswort swards
Description (English)
Glasswort swards occupying long-inundated basins of coastal saltmarshes of the western Mediterranean basin, including those of Spain, southern continental France, the Gulf of Tarento, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, with Atlantic representatives in southwestern Europe, between southern Brittany and central Portugal, dominated by the reddening tetraploid glasswort Salicornia emerici.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.5516 |
|---|---|
| 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
Flowering Plants
Salicornia emerici
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Salicornia emerici | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.1131 | Low-shore Mediterranean glasswort swards | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.5516 | Low-shore Mediterranean glasswort swards | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.6516 | Low-shore Mediterranean glasswort swards | same |
