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Coastal dunes and sandy shores

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English name Coastal dunes and sandy shores Key navigation    Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   B1 Level   2
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Sand-covered shorelines of the oceans, their connected seas and associated coastal lagoons, fashioned by the action of wind or waves. They include gently sloping beaches and beach-ridges, formed by sands brought by waves, longshore drift and storm waves, as well as dunes, formed by aeolian deposits, though sometimes re-fashioned by waves.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 B1 Coastal dunes and sandy shores same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 B1 Coastal dune and sand habitats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 B1 Coastal dune and sand habitats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 B1 Coastal dune and sand habitats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 B1 Coastal dune and sand habitats same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 B5 Coastal dune and sand habitats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 16 Coastal sand dunes and sand beaches same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 16 Coastal sand dunes and sand beaches same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 16 Coastal sand dunes and sand beaches same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 16   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 16   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 16   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 16   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.1. Beaches, dunes, and sand plains n/a
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.1. Broad-leaved forest n/a
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.2. Coniferous forest n/a
CORINE Land Cover 2.3.1. Pastures n/a
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.3. Sclerophyllous vegetation n/a
HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 03.04 Coastal dunes same
Ramsar Wetland Types E Sand, shingle or pebble shores wider
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 H6 Sand-dune narrower
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) 19 Supralittoral sediment wider
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 30 Coastal sand dunes narrower
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