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 > MA223H - Scandinavian Schoenus shore communities

Scandinavian Schoenus shore communities

Description (English)

Upper and middle saltmarsh communities dominated by Schoenus nigricans or Schoenus ferrugineus, with Molinia caerulea and Campylium polygamum, developed on calcareous substrates.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA223H
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 Molinia caerulea

Flowering Plants Schoenus ferrugineus

Flowering Plants Schoenus nigricans

Mosses & Liverworts Campylium polygamum

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Molinia caerulea		Flowering Plants
Schoenus ferrugineus		Flowering Plants
Schoenus nigricans		Flowering Plants
Campylium polygamum		Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.531H	Scandinavian bogrush shore communities	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type	Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.531H	Scandinavian bogrush shore communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.631H	Scandinavian bogrush shore communities	same

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