Athalassic saline lakes
Description (English)
Athalassic (inland), permanent or temporary, brackish, saline or hypersaline waterbodies and their associated animal, charophyte, green algal or lower algal pelagic and benthic communities. The macrophytic, euhydrophytic based communities that colonize them are separately listed (unit C1.52), the macrophytic amphibious communities and the terrestrial communities that may develop during dry phases or in drying and dried portions as units of D6.1or E6, fringing belts or island rafts of rooted or floating tall emergent vegetation as units C3.2112 or D6.2.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C1.51 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (C1.5) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 23.1 | Athalassic saline lakes | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C1.51 | Athalassic saline lakes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C1.51 | Athalassic saline lakes | same |
