Mediterranean and Black Sea sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation
Description (English)
Mediterranean and Black Sea sandy beach ridges may be bare or may host pioneer communities of the class Ammophiletea consisting mainly of geophytes and hemicryptophytes, e.g. the association Agropyrion juncei-Sporoboletum pungentis. They may sporadically be inundated by sea water during storms.
The vegetation may be ammonitrophilous, of the class Cakiletea maritimae, enriched by many Ammophiletea species like Echinophora spinosa, Elymus farctus, Eryngium maritimum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code N124 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Echinophora spinosa
Flowering Plants
Elymus farctus
Flowering Plants
Eryngium maritimum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Echinophora spinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Elymus farctus | Flowering Plants | |
| Eryngium maritimum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.24 | Sandy beach ridges with no or low vegetation | same |
