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Atlantic white dunes
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| English name | Atlantic white dunes |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | B1.321 | Level | 5 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
White dunes of the Atlantic, south to Aquitaine, of the North Sea and of the Baltic coasts of Denmark, southern Sweden, Germany, Poland, the Baltic States and Russia, dominated, when vegetated, by marram grass ([Ammophila arenaria]) accompanied by, among others, [Eryngium maritimum], [Euphorbia paralias], [Calystegia soldanella].
Source
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.321 | Atlantic white dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.321 | Atlantic white dunes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.2121 | Atlantic white dunes | source |
| B | Coastal habitats |
Ancestor
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| B1 | Coastal dunes and sandy shores |
Ancestor
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| B1.3 | Shifting coastal dunes | Ancestor | |
| B1.32 | White dunes | Parent |
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