Atlantic and Baltic coastal dune scrub
Description (English)
Scrub dominated by a wide diversity of low to tall shrubs on stabilised dry dune sands and in dune slacks along the Atlantic and Baltic coasts. The composition varies according to regional climate and soil conditions. Fen vegetation with low Salix repens or grasslands with Rosa spinosissima are not included.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code N1A |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Hippophae rhamnoides | Flowering Plants | |
Carex arenaria | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Hippophae rhamnoides | Flowering Plants | |
Carex arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus caesius | Flowering Plants | |
Poa pratensis | Flowering Plants | |
Calamagrostis epigejos | Flowering Plants | |
Ammophila arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
Salix repens | Flowering Plants | |
Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
Pseudoscleropodium purum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Ligustrum vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
Galium verum | Flowering Plants | |
Galium mollugo | Flowering Plants | |
Solanum dulcamara | Flowering Plants | |
Sambucus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus fruticosus | Flowering Plants | |
Rosa spinosissima | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Hippophae rhamnoides | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus caesius | Flowering Plants | |
Salix repens | Flowering Plants | |
Rosa spinosissima | Flowering Plants | |
Ligustrum vulgare | Flowering Plants | |
Rubus fruticosus | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca rubra | Flowering Plants | |
Erica scoparia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | B1.6 | Coastal dune scrub | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | B1.6a | Atlantic and Baltic coastal dune scrub | same |