Mediterranean upper-mid saltmarshes and saline and brackish reed, rush and sedge beds
Description (English)
Open to closed rush communities on the high zone of Mediterranean salt marshes, where flooding frequency (by seawater) is low. The vegetation generally occupies small belts and patches, in line with the limited tidal range of the Mediterranean Sea. Inbetween the rushes, a range of halophytic grasses, herbs and low shrubs may be found.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MA252 |
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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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Juncus acutus | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Limonium narbonense | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus subulatus | Flowering Plants | |
Carex extensa | Flowering Plants | |
Sarcocornia fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
Bolboschoenus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago crassifolia | 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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Juncus acutus | Flowering Plants | |
Phragmites australis | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Bolboschoenus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Tripolium pannonicum | Flowering Plants | |
Atriplex prostrata | Flowering Plants | |
Halimione portulacoides | Flowering Plants | |
Sarcocornia fruticosa | Flowering Plants | |
Limonium narbonense | Flowering Plants | |
Carex extensa | Flowering Plants | |
Dittrichia viscosa | Flowering Plants | |
Elytrigia atherica | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus subulatus | Flowering Plants | |
Sonchus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Plantago crassifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Aeluropus littoralis | 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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Juncus acutus | Flowering Plants | |
Bolboschoenus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Juncus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Phragmites australis | Flowering Plants | |
Halimione portulacoides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.53 | Mid-upper saltmarshes and saline and brackish reed, rush and sedge beds | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | RLA2.5d | Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal salt marsh | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.53 | Mid-upper saltmarshes and saline and brackish reed, rush and sedge beds | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.63 | Mid-upper saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.63 | Mid-upper saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.63 | Mid-upper saltmarshes and saline reedbeds | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.63 | Mid-upper saltmarshes | same | |
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | LMU.Smm-u | Saltmarsh (mid-upper) | same |