Salicornia spp. pioneer saltmarshes
Description (English)
Mud, often consolidated with coarse sand or gravel, on the extreme upper shore with Salicornia spp. plants forming a pioneer saltmarsh community. This habitat typically occurs in very sheltered estuarine conditions. Usually a reduced marine fauna is present which may include the amphipod Corophium volutator, the ragworm Hediste (Nereis) diversicolor and often the mud snail Hydrobia ulvae. The fucoid alga Pelvetia canaliculata may be found on hard substrata, consolidated mud or lying unattached. This community is equivalent to saltmarsh community SM8 in the British National Vegetation Classification.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MA2252 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
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Vegetation types
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Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pelvetia canaliculata | Algae | |
Hydrobia ulvae | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.5513 | Salicornia spp. pioneer saltmarshes | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | LMU.Sm.NVC.SM8 | Salicornia spp. | source | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.5513 | Salicornia spp. pioneer saltmarshes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.6513 | Salicornia spp. pioneer saltmarshes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.6513 | Salicornia spp. pioneer saltmarshes | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.6513 | Salicornia spp. pioneer saltmarshes | same |