EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > B - Coastal habitats > B1 - Coastal dunes and sandy shores > B1.4 - Coastal stable dune grassland (grey dunes) > B1.43 - Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes

Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes

English name: Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes

Description (English)

Fixed dunes of the western and central Mediterranean and of the thermo-Atlantic coasts of Portugal, southwestern Spain and North Africa, colonised by communities mostly composed of fruticose species, with Crucianella maritima, Artemisia crithmifolia, Armeria pungens, Armeria welwitschi, Helichrysum decumbens, Helichrysum italicum, Teucrium spp., Ephedra distachya, Pancratium maritimum and Ononis natrix ssp. ramosissima. Communities of Crucianellion maritimae and Ononidion ramosissimae.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code B1.43
Bern Convention	Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B1.4)
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	Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes')	2130	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
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	Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes	2210	Same

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Ephedra distachya

Flowering Plants Armeria pungens

Flowering Plants Artemisia crithmifolia

Flowering Plants Crucianella maritima

Flowering Plants Helichrysum decumbens

Flowering Plants Helichrysum italicum

Flowering Plants Pancratium maritimum

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Ephedra distachya		Conifers
Armeria pungens		Flowering Plants
Artemisia crithmifolia		Flowering Plants
Crucianella maritima		Flowering Plants
Helichrysum decumbens		Flowering Plants
Helichrysum italicum		Flowering Plants
Pancratium maritimum		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	16.223	Mediterraneo-Atlantic grey dune communities	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.3.1.	Beaches, dunes, and sand plains	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	B1.43	Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	B1.43	Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	B1.43	Mediterraneo-Atlantic fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	B1.43	Ibero-Mediterranean fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	B1.43	Ibero-Mediterranean fixed grey dunes	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	16.223	Ibero-Mediterranean grey dunes	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	16.223	Ibero-Mediterranean grey dunes	same

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