Atlantic lower shore communities
English name:
Atlantic lower shore communities
Description (English)
Communities of the lower part of the coastal saltmarshes of the Atlantic and its connected seas codominated by Puccinellia maritima and other physiognomically important species.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.542 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5) |
| 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 | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | 1330 | 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
Puccinellia maritima
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Puccinellia maritima | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.32 | Atlantic lower schorre communities | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.1. | Salt marshes | n/a |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 03.07.02.02 | Coastal wetlands and meadows: meadows / pastures: lower meadows | narrower |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.3.1 | Common Salt Marsh grass type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.3.1a | Pelvetia canaliculata-variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.3 | Lower geolittoral vegetation | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.2.3.4 | Sea-purslane type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM26 | Inula crithmoides stands | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM12 | Rayed Aster tripolium stands | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM11 | Aster tripolium var. discoideus salt-marsh community | narrower |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SM10 | Transitional low marsh vegetation with Puccinellia maritima, annual Salicornia species and Sueda maritima | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.542 | Atlantic lower shore communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.642 | Atlantic lower shore communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.642 | Atlantic lower shore communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.642 | Atlantic lower shore communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.622 | Atlantic lower schorre communities | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.32 | Atlantic lower schorre communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.32 | Atlantic lower schorre communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.32 | Atlantic lower schorre communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.32 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.32 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.32 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 15.132 | same |
