Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs
English name:
Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs
Description (English)
Low shrubby expanses of woody glassworts, seablites, sea purslanes or Halocnemum, characteristic of temporarily inundated saltmarshes of Mediterranean coasts, southwestern Iberian and northwestern African Atlantic coasts and interior Iberian basins. They can be further subdivided according to dominant species, generally associated with patterns of inundation. Cistanche lutea characterises many southern formations.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code A2.526 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 1420 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 15.61 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.1. | Salt marshes | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.526 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.626 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.626 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.626 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.646 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B3.51 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 15.61 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 15.61 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 15.61 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 15.61 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 15.61 | same |
