Boreal, nemoral and arctic salt lakes

English name: Boreal, nemoral and arctic salt lakes

Description (English)

Athalassic (inland) brackish, saline or hypersaline lakes, ponds or pools of the boreal, nemoral and arctic zones, including, in particular, the great brackish lakes of northern Europe (Ladoga), the ponds and pools associated with the inland salt communities of unit D6.1 and the waterbodies adjacent to the Yakutian salt steppes of unit E6.2 .

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code C1.5111
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (C1.5)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 23.111 Boreal, nemoral and arctic salt lakes source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C1.5111 Boreal, nemoral and arctic salt lakes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C1.5111 Boreal, nemoral and arctic salt lakes same
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