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Atlantic Sagina maritima communities

Description (English)

Formations of annual pioneers occupying sands subject to variable salinity and humidity, on the coasts, in the dunal systems and in the saltmarshes. They are usually limited to small surfaces and best developed in the zone of contact between dune and saltmarsh. Characteristic species include Sagina maritima, Sagina nodosa, Cochlearia danica, Gentiana uliginosa, Centaurium littorale, Bupleurum tenuissimum.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA2253
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 Bupleurum tenuissimum

Flowering Plants Centaurium littorale

Flowering Plants Cochlearia danica

Flowering Plants Gentiana uliginosa

Flowering Plants Sagina maritima

Flowering Plants Sagina nodosa

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Bupleurum tenuissimum		Flowering Plants
Centaurium littorale		Flowering Plants
Cochlearia danica		Flowering Plants
Gentiana uliginosa		Flowering Plants
Sagina maritima		Flowering Plants
Sagina nodosa		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.553	Atlantic Sagina maritima communities	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.553	Atlantic Sagina maritima communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.653	Atlantic Sagina maritima communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.653	Atlantic Sagina maritima communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.653	Atlantic Sagina maritima communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A2.613	Atlantic Sagina maritima communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	B3.13	Atlantic sea-pearlwort communities	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	15.13	Atlantic sea-pearlwort communities	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	15.13	Atlantic sea-pearlwort communities	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	15.13		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	15.13		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	15.13		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	15.113		same

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