Mediterranean Arthrocnemum macrostachyum thickets
Description (English)
Shrubby formations of Arthrocnemum macrostachyum. Along northern Mediterranean shores, they often occupy somewhat drier sites such as shell banks in saline lagoons; in the North African coastal marshes of Cyrenaica, Tripolitana, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, they constitute the only Arthrocnemum formations.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MA2517 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 1420 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arthrocnemum macrostachyum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrocnemum macrostachyum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.5263 | Glaucous glasswort thickets | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.5263 | Glaucous glasswort thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.6263 | Glaucous glasswort thickets | same |
