EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA2 - Littoral biogenic habitat > MA22 - Atlantic littoral biogenic habitat > MA224 - Atlantic mid-low saltmarshes > MA2246 - Pelvetia-Puccinellia maritima meadows

Pelvetia-Puccinellia maritima meadows

Description (English)

Species-poor salt meadows restricted to the shores of northern Norway and southwestern Iceland in the vicinity of the Reykjanes peninsula, codominated by Puccinellia maritima and the brown alga Pelvetia canaliculata, accompanied by Agrostis stolonifera.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA2246
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

Algae Pelvetia canaliculata

Flowering Plants Agrostis stolonifera

Flowering Plants Puccinellia maritima

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Pelvetia canaliculata		Algae
Agrostis stolonifera		Flowering Plants
Puccinellia maritima		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.5425	Pelvetia-saltmarsh grass meadows	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type	Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.5425	Pelvetia-saltmarsh grass meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.6425	Pelvetia-saltmarsh grass meadows	same

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