Atlantic sea-cliff communities
English name:
Atlantic sea-cliff communities
Description (English)
Vegetated cliffs of the northern Atlantic, the English Channel, the Irish Sea, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Arctic Ocean and its seas, the northwest Pacific and its seas.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code B3.31 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B3.3) |
| 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 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts | 1230 | 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 | 18.21 | Northern sea-cliff communities | wider |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.1.4 | Bird cliff type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.1.3 | Yarrow-Garden Angelica type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.1.1 | Matricaria maritima (Scentless Mayweed)-Sea Campion type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC1 | Crithmum maritimum-Spergularia rupicola maritime rock-crevice community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC2 | Armeria maritima-Ligusticum scoticum maritime rock-crevice community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC10 | Festuca rubra-Plantago spp. maritime grassland | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC11 | Festuca rubra-Daucus carota ssp. gummifer maritime grassland | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC4 | Brassica oleracea maritime cliff-ledge community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC7 | Stellaria media-Rumex acetosa sea-bird cliff community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC5 | Armeria maritima-Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum maritime therophyte community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC12 | Festuca rubra-Hyacinthoides non-scripta maritime bluebell community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC8 | Festuca rubra-Armeria maritima maritime grassland | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC6 | Atriplex prostrata-Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima sea-bird cliff community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC3 | Rhodiola rosea-Armeria maritima maritime cliff-ledge community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | MC9 | Festuca rubra-Holcus lanatus maritime grassland | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B3.31 | Atlantic sea-cliff communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B3.31 | Atlantic sea-cliff communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B3.31 | Atlantic sea-cliff communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B3.31 | Atlantic sea-cliff communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B3.31 | Northern sea-cliff communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B7.21 | Northern sea-cliff communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 18.21 | Northern sea-cliff communities | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 18.21 | Northern sea-cliff communities | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 18.21 | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 18.21 | wider | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 18.21 | wider | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 18.21 | wider |
