Atlantic salt scrubs
English name:
Atlantic salt scrubs
Description (English)
Sea purslane, glasswort and seablite scrubs of northern Atlantic and North Sea coasts.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.527 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 1420 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
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 | 15.62 | Atlantic salt scrubs | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.1. | Salt marshes | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM14 | Halimione portulacoides salt-marsh community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM7 | Arthrocnemum perenne stands | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM25 | Suaeda vera drift-line community | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.527 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.627 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.627 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.627 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.647 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.52 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.62 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.62 | Atlantic salt scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.62 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.62 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.62 | same |
