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Mediterranean coastal-saltmarsh grass swards

Description (English)

Dense formations of perennial halophile grasses, in particular, Puccinellia festuciformis (Puccinellia palustris) or Aeluropus littoralis, of Mediterranean coasts and their coastal lagoons.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA2531
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)	Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi)	1410	Overlap	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 Aeluropus littoralis

Flowering Plants Puccinellia festuciformis

Flowering Plants Puccinellia palustris

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Aeluropus littoralis		Flowering Plants
Puccinellia festuciformis		Flowering Plants
Puccinellia palustris		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.543	Mediterranean coastal-saltmarsh grass swards	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.543	Mediterranean coastal-saltmarsh grass swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.643	Mediterranean coastal-saltmarsh grass swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.643	Mediterranean coastal-saltmarsh grass swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.643	Mediterranean Puccinellia festuciformis and Aeluropus littoralis swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A2.623	Mediterranean Puccinellia festuciformis and Aeluropus littoralis swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	B3.45	Mediterranean saltmarsh grass swards	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	15.55	Mediterranean saltmarsh grass swards	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	15.55	Mediterranean saltmarsh grass swards	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	15.55		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	15.55		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	15.55		same

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