Atlantic black sedge salt meadows

English name: Atlantic black sedge salt meadows

Description (English)

Atlantic upper saltmarsh communities dominated by Carex nigra.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code A2.531G
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carex nigra
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Carex nigra Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 15.33G Atlantic black sedge salt meadows source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A2.531G Atlantic black sedge salt meadows same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A2.631G Atlantic black sedge salt meadows same
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