EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA5 - Littoral sand > MA55 - Mediterranean littoral sand > MA551 - Biocenosis of Mediterranean supralittoral sands > MA5514 - Mediterranean supralittoral facies of phanerogams which have been washed ashore

Mediterranean supralittoral facies of phanerogams which have been washed ashore

Description (English)

On sandy beaches, in the supralittoral stage, at a higher level, rarely submerged, in the whole of the Mediterranean. Present on the upper beach, only humectated by the sea during storms. The temperature is highly variable and the daily differences in temperature may be more than 20

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA5514
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)	Estuaries	1130	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]
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

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	B1.224	Facies of phanerogams which have been washed ashore (upper part)	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	B1.224	Facies of phanerogams which have been washed ashore (upper part)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	B1.224	Facies of phanerogams which have been washed ashore (upper part)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	B1.224	Facies of phanerogams which have been washed ashore (upper part)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	B1.224	Facies of phanerogams which have been washed ashore (upper part)	same

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