Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows
Description (English)
Drier, dense formations of sandy soils at the foot of dunes, or between dunes and lagoons of the Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic coasts of Europe and North Africa, and of the endoreic (closed drainage) interior basins of Mediterranean Iberia, with Plantago crassifolia, Schoenus nigricans, Juncus littoralis, Spartina versicolor (Spartina patens, Spartina juncea), Elytrigia elongata, Limbarda crithmoides, all of which may dominate and form physiognomically distinct, sometimes almost monospecific, facies.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MA2521 |
|---|---|
| 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
Juncus littoralis
Flowering Plants
Plantago crassifolia
Flowering Plants
Schoenus nigricans
Flowering Plants
Spartina juncea
Flowering Plants
Spartina versicolor
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juncus littoralis | Flowering Plants | |
| Plantago crassifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Schoenus nigricans | Flowering Plants | |
| Spartina juncea | Flowering Plants | |
| Spartina versicolor | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A2.532 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.532 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.632 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.632 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.632 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.632 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.43 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.53 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.53 | Mediterranean halo-psammophile meadows | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.53 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.53 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.53 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.153 | same |
