Coastal dune thickets
English name:
Coastal dune thickets
Description (English)
Dense formations of large, mostly deciduous, shrubs of nemoral affinities of the coastal dunes and dune-slacks of the boreal, nemoral, steppe, mediterranean and warm-temperate humid zones of the Palaearctic region; they include sea-buckthorn, privet, elder, willow, gorse or broom, often festooned with creepers such as honeysuckle or white bryony (Bryonia cretica).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code B1.61 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B1.6) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Bryonia cretica
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Bryonia cretica | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.25 | Dune nemoral thickets | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | not defined |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 03.04.05 | Coastal dunes: brown dunes: with dune shrubbery | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.61 | Coastal dune thickets | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.61 | Coastal dune thickets | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.61 | Coastal dune thickets | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.61 | Coastal dune thickets | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.61 | Coastal dune thickets | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B5.35 | Coastal dune thickets | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.25 | Dune thickets | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.25 | Dune thickets | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 16.25 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 16.25 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 16.25 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 16.25 | same |
