Atlantic pioneer saltmarshes
Description (English)
Pioneer zone of Atlantic salt marshes with open vegetation dominated by annual chenopodioids and grasses (Spartina). Stands are daily (twice) flooded by seawater and relatively species-poor. Dominating species are obligate halophytes and may occupy both sandy and clayey sites.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MA225 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Spartina anglica | Flowering Plants | |
Salicornia stricta | Flowering Plants | |
Spartina maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Spartina alterniflora | Flowering Plants | |
Tripolium pannonicum | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Spartina anglica | Flowering Plants | |
Tripolium pannonicum | Flowering Plants | |
Puccinellia maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Salicornia stricta | Flowering Plants | |
Halimione portulacoides | Flowering Plants | |
Spartina maritima | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Spartina anglica | Flowering Plants | |
Spartina maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Salicornia stricta | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.554 | Flat-leaved Spartina swards | narrower |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.55 | Pioneer saltmarshes | wider |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.551 | Salicornia, Suaeda and Salsola pioneer saltmarshes | wider |
European Red List of Habitats | RLA2.5c | Atlantic coastal salt marsh | narrower |