EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA2 - Littoral biogenic habitat > MA25 - Mediterranean littoral biogenic habitat > MA256 - Assemblages of the mediolittoral detritus biocenosis caracterised by temporal biogenic substrates > MA2561 - Facies of banks of dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica

Facies of banks of dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica

Description (English)

This facies is characterized by the accumulation of plant debris made up mostly of dead Posidonia oceanica leaves and/or other marine phanerogams species (e. g. Cymodocea nodosa, Zostera noltei, etc.). This is a belt that is a few centimeters to several meters wide and up to 1 to 2 meters high at the edge of the littoral. These accumulations form on sand, gravels or pebbles and are called

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA2561
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)	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	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 Cymodocea nodosa

Flowering Plants Posidonia oceanica

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Cymodocea nodosa		Flowering Plants
Posidonia oceanica		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.131	Facies of banks of dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica and other phanerogams	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.131	Facies of banks of dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica and other phanerogams	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.131	Facies of banks of dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica and other phanerogams	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.131	Facies of banks of dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica and other phanerogams	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.131	Facies of banks of dead leaves of Posidonia oceanica and other phanerogams	same

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