Sand beach driftlines
Description (English)
The lowest level of the supralittoral, just above the normal tide limit, where drift material accumulates and the sand may be rich in nitrogenous organic matter. Vegetation, if present at all, is very open and composed of annuals, e.g. Atriplex spp., Cakile spp., Salsola kali, Polygonum spp.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code B1.1 |
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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
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
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Cakilion edentulae Thannheiser 1981 | Halo-nitrophilous strandline vegetation of boreo-atlantic European and Azorean coasts | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Salsolo-Minuartion peploidis Tx. ex Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952 | North Atlantic and Baltic driftline communities on sandy and gravelly substrates | Salsolo-Honckenyon peploidis Tx. 1950 nom. mut. propos. (see Olsson 1974); Honckenyo-Crambion maritimae Géhu 1968; Salsolo-Minuartion peploidis Tx. 1950; Honckenyo latifoliae-Crambion maritimae Géhu et J. Géhu 1969 corr. Géhu 1998; Honckenyo-Crambion maritimae J.M. Géhu et J. Géhu 1969; Salsolo-Minuartion peploidis Tx. ex Tx. et Böckelmann 1957 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Atriplicion nudicaulis Golub et al. 2003 | Halo-nitrophilous strandline vegetation of Arctic White Sea coast | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Euphorbion peplidis Tx. ex Oberd. 1952 | Halo-nitrophilous strandline vegetation of Cantabro-Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | Cakilion aegyptiacae Rivas-Mart. et Costa in Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980; Cakilion litoralis Pignatti 1953; Cakilion maritimae Pignatti 1953; Euphorbion peplidis Tx. 1950; Glaucio-Cakilion maritimae O. de Bolòs 1962; Salsolo-Polygonion maritimi Pignatti 1952; Salsolo-Polygonion maritimi Pignatti 1953; Thero-Atriplicion Pignatti 1952; Thero-Atriplicion Pignatti 1953 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Atriplicion littoralis Nordhagen 1940 | North Atlantic and Baltic strandline communities on silty substrates | Atriplici sabulosae-Salsolion kali Géhu 1975 nom. mut. propos.; Atriplici laciniatae-Salsolion kali Géhu 1975; Cakilion Oberd. 1949; Cakilion Oberd. 1950 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Cakilion euxinae Géhu et al. 1994 | Halo-nitrophilous strandline vegetation of Black Sea coasts | Cakilion maritimae Morariu 1957; Cakilo euxinae–Crambion maritimae Golub et al. 2006 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Elymo littorei-Rumicion crispi (Nordhagen 1940) Isermann et Dengler in Isermann 2004 | Boreo-atlantic pioneer vegetation of coastal shingle beaches enriched with organic detritus of Baltic and North Sea coasts | Agropyro-Rumicion Nordhagen 1940 nom. ambig. propos.; Elytrigio-Rumicion crispi Nordhagen 1940 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.12 | Sand beach driftline communities | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.1. | Beaches, dunes, and sand plains | n/a |
Barcelona Convention 199812 | I.2. | (SUPRALITTORAL) SANDS | wider |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.1.6 | Arctic Sea Rocket type | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.1.5 | Sea Rocket type | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.1.4 | Orache-Knotgrass type | n/a |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | H5 | Strandline vegetation | wider |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD3 | Matricaria maritima-Galium aparine strandline community | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.1 | Sand beach driftlines | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.1 | Angiosperm communities of sand beach driftlines | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.1 | Angiosperm communities of sand beach driftlines | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.1 | Angiosperm communities of sand beach driftlines | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.1 | Sand beach driftline habitats | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B5.1 | Sand beach driftline habitats | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.12 | Sand beach driftline communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.12 | Sand beach driftline communities | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 16.12 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 16.12 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 16.12 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 16.12 | same |