East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes
Description (English)
Coastal dune communities of the Adriatic, the Ionian, the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, dominated by dwarf shrubs and subshrubs of genera Ephedra, Ononis, Artemisia, and, very locally, Crucianella or others, by tall canes or by succulents; they may be rich in species of genus Silene, together with Euphorbia terracina among others. Vegetation of the alliances Crucianellion maritimae, Medicagini marinae-Triplachnion nitensis, Ammophilion arenariae.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code N162 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Euphorbia terracina
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Euphorbia terracina | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B1.44 | East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.44 | East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.44 | East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.44 | East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.44 | East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.44 | East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.224 | East Mediterranean fixed dunes | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.224 | East Mediterranean fixed dunes | same |
