Coastal dunes and sandy shores
Description (English)
Sand-covered shorelines of the oceans, their connected seas and associated coastal lagoons, fashioned by the action of wind or waves. They include gently sloping beaches and beach-ridges, formed by sands brought by waves, longshore drift and storm waves, as well as dunes, formed by aeolian deposits, though sometimes re-fashioned by waves
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code N1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
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Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B1 | Coastal dunes and sandy shores | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1 | Coastal dunes and sandy shores | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1 | Coastal dune and sand habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1 | Coastal dune and sand habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1 | Coastal dune and sand habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1 | Coastal dune and sand habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B5 | Coastal dune and sand habitats | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16 | Coastal sand dunes and sand beaches | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16 | Coastal sand dunes and sand beaches | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 16 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 16 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 16 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 16 | same |
