Southern fluviatile dunes

English name: Southern fluviatile dunes

Description (English)

Dunes of the great rivers of middle Europe (Seine, Loire, Saone, upper Rhine, upper Elbe). A small remnant exists in the Po plain of northern Italy. Like the fluvioglacial dunes of northern Europe, they carry specialised and rare ecosystems and are highly vulnerable. They are much more calcareous than the northern inland dunes and their grasslands (units E1.12, E1.28 i.a.) have a substeppic character contrasting with that of neighbouring regions.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E1.97
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.9)

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 64.4 Fluviatile dunes source
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.1. Beaches, dunes, and sand plains n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.97 Southern fluviatile dunes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.97 Southern fluviatile dunes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E1.97 Southern fluviatile dunes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 E1.97 Southern fluviatile dunes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 E1.97 Southern fluviatile dunes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 E1.34 Southern fluviatile dunes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 64.4 Fluviatile dunes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 64.4 Fluviatile dunes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 64.4   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 64.4   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 64.4   same
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