EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA2 - Littoral biogenic habitat > MA22 - Atlantic littoral biogenic habitat > MA223 - Atlantic upper-mid saltmarshes and saline and brackish reed, rush and sedge beds > MA2239 - Atlantic Eleocharis salt meadows

Atlantic Eleocharis salt meadows

Description (English)

Atlantic saltmarsh or brackish marsh communities dominated by Eleocharis uniglumis or Eleocharis palustris, associated with Agrostis stolonifera or Carex paleacea. They constitute a common upper shore community in Scotland; in western Scandinavia they are restricted to estuaries and fjord heads. They occur on saline littorals in Iceland.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA2239
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

Flowering Plants Agrostis stolonifera

Flowering Plants Carex paleacea

Flowering Plants Eleocharis palustris

Flowering Plants Eleocharis uniglumis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Agrostis stolonifera		Flowering Plants
Carex paleacea		Flowering Plants
Eleocharis palustris		Flowering Plants
Eleocharis uniglumis		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.5319	Atlantic Eleocharis salt meadows	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type	Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.5319	Atlantic Eleocharis salt meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.6319	Atlantic Eleocharis salt meadows	same

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