Mediterranean coastal halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities
Description (English)
Formations of halo-nitrophilous annuals (Frankenia pulverulenta, Suaeda splendens, Salsola soda, Cressa cretica, Parapholis incurva, Parapholis strigosa, Hordeum marinum, Sphenopus divaricatus, Polypogon maritimus, Spergularia spp., Vella annua) colonizing salt muds of Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic coastal regions, of Iberian and North African closed drainage basins, susceptible to temporary inundation and extreme drying; they are more species-rich or richer in non-Chenopodiaceae than the communities of unit A2.551; they are particularly developed in the Iberian peninsula, secondarily in the large Mediterranean islands, in coastal regions and endoreic basins of North Africa, in southern Italy and Mediterranean France; they occur as irradiations on thermo-Atlantic coasts, notably on the Atlantic coast of France.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A2.552 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 |
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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 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 1310 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Cressa cretica | Flowering Plants | |
Frankenia pulverulenta | Flowering Plants | |
Hordeum marinum | Flowering Plants | |
Parapholis incurva | Flowering Plants | |
Parapholis strigosa | Flowering Plants | |
Polypogon maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Salsola soda | Flowering Plants | |
Sphenopus divaricatus | Flowering Plants | |
Suaeda splendens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.12 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | wider |
CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.1. | Salt marshes | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.552 | Mediterranean coastal halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.652 | Mediterranean coastal halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.652 | Mediterranean coastal halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.652 | Mediterranean coastal halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.612 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.12 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.12 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | wider |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.12 | Mediterranean halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities | wider |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.12 | wider | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.12 | wider | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.12 | wider | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.112 | wider |