Empetrum brown dunes
English name:
Crowberry brown dunes
Description (English)
Empetrum nigrum or Empetrum hermaphroditum colonizing dunes of the Arctic Ocean, the North Atlantic, the North Sea and the southern Baltic.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code B1.51 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B1.5) |
| 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 | Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum | 2140 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Empetrum nigrum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum nigrum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.23 | Crowberry brown dunes | source |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.232 | Boreoarctic crowberry brown dunes | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.231 | Germanobaltic crowberry brown dunes | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 03.04.04 | Coastal dunes: brown dunes: with dwarf shrubs | same |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.4.3 | Dwarf schrub heath type on sand with Sand Sedge. | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.51 | Empetrum brown dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.51 | Empetrum brown dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.51 | Empetrum brown dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.51 | Empetrum nigra brown dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.51 | Empetrum nigra brown dunes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B5.33 | Crowberry brown dunes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.23 | Crowberry brown dunes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.23 | Crowberry brown dunes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 16.23 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 16.23 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 16.23 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 16.23 | same |
