EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > A - Marine habitats > A2 - Littoral sediment > A2.5 - Coastal saltmarshes and saline reedbeds > A2.51 - Saltmarsh driftlines > A2.512 - Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities

Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities

English name: Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities

Description (English)

Annual formations of pioneers colonizing driftlines forming within Atlantic saltmarshes, with Atriplex littoralis, Atriplex hastata, Beta maritima, Matricaria maritima.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code A2.512
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A2.5)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Atriplex hastata
Flowering Plants Atriplex littoralis
Flowering Plants Beta maritima
Flowering Plants Matricaria maritima
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Atriplex hastata Flowering Plants
Atriplex littoralis Flowering Plants
Beta maritima Flowering Plants
Matricaria maritima Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 15.36 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities source
CORINE Land Cover 4.2.1. Salt marshes n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 4.2.1.4 Orache-Knotgrass type n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A2.512 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A2.612 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A2.612 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 A2.612 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 A2.652 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 B3.36 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 15.36 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 15.36 Atlantic saltmarsh driftline annual communities same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 15.36   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 15.36   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 15.36   same
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