EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > D - Mires, bogs and fens > D6 - Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds

Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds

English name: Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds

Description (English)

Saline wetlands, with closed or open vegetation, which are the non-coastal analogue of coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds (A2.5). Drier saline habitats are classified as inland salt steppe (E6) or saline scrubland (F6.8).

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code D6

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
CORINE Land Cover 4.1.1. Inland marshes n/a
Ramsar Wetland Types Sp Permanent saline/brackish/alkaline marshes/pools not defined
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D6 Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D6 Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 D6 Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 D6 Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 D6 Inland saline and brackish marshes and reedbeds same
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