Mediterranean Lygeum spartum salt steppes

English name: Mediterranean esparto (Lygeum) salt steppes

Description (English)

Saltmarsh and saltmarsh fringe formations of Lygeum spartum of coastal Crete, coastal and interior Iberia.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E6.12
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E6.1)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Lygeum spartum
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Lygeum spartum Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 15.82 Mediterranean esparto salt steppes source
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.1. Natural grassland n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E6.12 Mediterranean Lygeum spartum salt steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E6.12 Mediterranean Lygeum spartum salt steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E6.12 Mediterranean Lygeum spartum salt steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 E6.12 Mediterranean Lygeum spartum salt steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 E6.12 Mediterranean Lygeum spartum salt steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 B4.22 Mediterranean esparto salt steppes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 15.82 Mediterranean esparto salt steppes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 15.82 Mediterranean esparto salt steppes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 15.82   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 15.82   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 15.82   same
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