Sand beaches above the driftline
English name:
Sand beaches above the driftline
Description (English)
Gently sloping sand-covered shorelines fashioned by wind action along coasts and beside associated coastal lagoons.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code B1.2 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elymion arenarii Christiansen 1927 | Vegetation of cool-temperate atlantic tall-grass swards on embryonic coastal sand dunes | Ammophilion arenariae Géhu 1998; Ammophilion arenariae Tx. 1955; Ammophilion borealis Tx. 1955; Ammophilion borealis Tx. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952; Elymo-Ammophilion (Tx. 1955) Oberd et al. 1967; Psammion arenariae Iversen 1936 (orig. form) | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Agropyro-Honckenyion peploidis Tx. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952 nom. mut. | Temperate pioneer rhizomatous swards of coastal foredunes of cold-temperate Atlantic and Baltic seaboards | Honckenyo-Leymion arenarii Tx. 1970 nom. mut. propos.; Honckenyo peoploidis-Elytrigion boreali-atlanticae Tx. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952 nom. mut. et nom. invers.; Elytrigion boreoatlanticum Géhu et Géhu 1969 nom. mut. propos.; Agropyro-Minuartion peploidis Tx. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952 (basionym); Honckenyo-Elymion arenarii Tx. 1970; Honckenyo-Leymion arenarii Tx. 1966; Agropyrion boreoatlanticum J.-M. Géhu et Géhu 1969; Honckenyion peploidis (Tx. 1966) G. Passarge et Passarge 1973; Elytrigio boreoatlanticae-Honckenyion peoploidis Tx. In Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952 nom. mut. propos.; Agropyrion junceiformis (Tx. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952) Rivas-Mart. et al. 1980; Agropyrion junceiformis Géhu et al. ex Loriente 1978; Elymo boreoatlantici-Honckenyion peploides Tx. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952 nom. mut. propos.; Lathyro-Elymion arenariae G. Passarge et Passarge 1973; Agropyrion juncei (Tx. in Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1952) Géhu et al. in Géhu et al. 1984 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Elymion gigantei Morariu 1957 | Vegetation of Euxinic tall-grass swards on embryonic coastal sand dunes | Leymion sabulosi Morariu 1957 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Honckenyo diffusae-Leymion mollis Géhu 1999 | Vegetation of grassy swards on rocky and sandy beaches of shores of Greenland | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Ammophilion Br.-Bl. 1921 | Vegetation of warm-temperate mediterranean tall-grass swards on embryonic coastal sand dunes | Ammophilion australis Br.-Bl. 1921 corr. Géhu 1998; Euphorbio-Ammophilion arenariae Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1969; Agropyrion mediterraneum Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1969; Sporobolion arenarii (Géhu et Géhu-Franck ex Géhu et Biondi 1994) Rivas-Mart. et al. 2002; Agropyrion juncei Pignatti 1953; Ammophilion Br.-Bl. 1933; Ammophilion littori-arenariae Br.-Bl. 1921; Euphorbio-Festucion dumetori Géhu 1975; Sporobolion arenarii (Géhu et Géhu-Franck ex Géhu et Biondi 1994) Rivas-Mart. et al. 2001; Zygophyllion albi Géhu et al. 1990; Zygophyllion albi Géhu et al. 1991; Ammophilion arundinaceae Br.-Bl. 1921 corr. Géhu et al. in Rivas-Mart. et al. 1990 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 16.1 | Sand beaches | wider |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.1. | Beaches, dunes, and sand plains | n/a |
| Barcelona Convention 199812 | I.2. | (SUPRALITTORAL) SANDS | wider |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 03.03.01 | Beach ridges: sandy beach ridges | overlap |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | H68 | Sand-dune: open dune | not defined |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | B1.2 | Sand beaches above the driftline | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | B1.2 | Sand beaches above the driftline | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | B1.2 | Sand beaches above the driftline | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | B1.2 | Sand beaches above the driftline | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | B1.2 | Sand beaches above the driftline | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | B5.2 | Sand beaches above the driftline | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 16.1 | Sand beaches | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 16.1 | Sand beaches | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 16.1 | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 16.1 | wider | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 16.1 | wider | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 16.1 | wider |
