EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA2 - Littoral biogenic habitat > MA22 - Atlantic littoral biogenic habitat > MA221 - Atlantic saltmarsh driftlines > MA2213 - Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides saltmarsh driftlines

Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides saltmarsh driftlines

Description (English)

Saltmarshes are angiosperm-dominated stands of vegetation, occurring on the extreme upper shore of sheltered coasts and periodically covered by high tides. The vegetation develops on a variety of sandy and muddy sediment types and may have admixtures of coarser material. The character of the saltmarsh communities is affected by height up the shore, resulting in a zonation pattern related to the degree or frequency of immersion in seawater.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA2213
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae)	1330	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.514	Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides saltmarsh driftlines	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	LMU.Sm.NVC.SM24	Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides	source
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.514	Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides saltmarsh driftlines	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.614	Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides saltmarsh driftlines	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.614	Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides saltmarsh driftlines	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.614	Elymus pycnanthus with Suaeda vera or Inula crithmoides saltmarsh driftlines	same

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