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Saline coastal lagoons

English name: Saline coastal lagoons

Description (English)

Lagoons are expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity and water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle, or, less frequently, by rocks. Salinity may vary from brackish water to hypersalinity depending on rainfall, evaporation and through the addition of fresh seawater from storms, temporary flooding of the sea in winter or tidal exchange. With or without vegetation of seagrasses or charophytes. Habitat types typical of lagoons are included in A5, although many other habitat types may also occur in lagoons.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code X02
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Coastal lagoons	1150	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

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	21	Coastal lagoons	same
CORINE Land Cover	5.2.1.	Coastal lagoons	n/a
Ramsar Wetland Types	J	Coastal brackish/saline lagoons	wider
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK)	42	Saline lagoons	wider

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	X02	Saline coastal lagoons	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	X02	Saline coastal lagoons	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	X02	Saline coastal lagoons	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	X02	Saline coastal lagoons	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	X02	Saline coastal lagoons	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	X02	Saline coastal lagoons	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	21	Coastal lagoons	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	21	Coastal lagoons	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	21		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	21		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	21		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	21		same

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