Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes')
Description (English)
Mobile dunes forming the seaward cordon or cordons of dune systems of the coasts of the North Sea, the Baltic, and the Atlantic (Pal.:16.2121), the Mediterranean (Pal.:16.2122) and the Canary Islands (Pal.:16.2123). Ammophilion arenariae, Zygophyllion fontanesii.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 2120) |
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Habitat type | Not priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 717 are designated for this habitat type |
Distribution
Conservation status
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Ammophila arenaria | Flowering Plants | |
Androcymbium psammophilum | Flowering Plants | |
Anthemis maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Convolvulus caput-medusae | Flowering Plants | |
Cutandia maritima | Flowering Plants | |
Cyperus capitatus | Flowering Plants | |
Echinophora spinosa | Flowering Plants | |
Eryngium maritimum | Flowering Plants | |
Euphorbia paralias | Flowering Plants | |
Leymus arenarius | Flowering Plants | |
Medicago marina | Flowering Plants | |
Ononis natrix | Flowering Plants | |
Otanthus maritimus | Flowering Plants | |
Polygonum maritimum | Flowering Plants |
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
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Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to habitat classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 4.1.3.1 | Ammophila arenaria-Leymus arenarius-typ | not defined |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | SD6 | Ammophila arenaria mobile dune community | not defined |