Highly artificial saline and brackish standing waters
English name:
Highly artificial saline and brackish standing waters
Description (English)
Highly artificial inland saline or brackish waterbodies with no perceptible flow, together with their associated containers. Includes saltworks with active or recently abandoned salt-extraction evaporation basins.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code J5.1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 89.1 | Saline industrial lagoons and canals | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.2. | Salines | n/a |
| CORINE Land Cover | 5.1.2. | Water bodies | n/a |
| Ramsar Wetland Types | 5 | Salt exploitation sites | overlap |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 13 | Standing open water and canals | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | J5.1 | Highly artificial saline and brackish standing waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | J5.1 | Highly artificial saline and brackish standing waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | J5.1 | Highly artificial saline and brackish standing waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | J5.1 | Highly artificial saline and brackish standing waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | J5.1 | Highly artificial saline and brackish waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | J4.1 | Very artificial saline industrial lagoons and canals | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 89.1 | Part of Saline industrial lagoons and canals | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 89.1 | Part of Saline industrial lagoons and canals | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 89.1 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 89.1 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 89.1 | narrower |
