EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > B - Coastal habitats > B1 - Coastal dunes and sandy shores > B1.4 - Coastal stable dune grassland (grey dunes) > B1.44 - East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes

East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes

English name: East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes

Description (English)

Coastal dune communities of the Adriatic, the Ionian, the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, dominated by dwarf shrubs and subshrubs of genera Ephedra, Ononis, Artemisia, and, very locally, Crucianella or others, by tall canes or by succulents; they may be rich in species of genus Silene, together with Euphorbia terracina among others. Vegetation of the alliances Crucianellion maritimae, Medicagini marinae-Triplachnion nitensis, Ammophilion arenariae.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code B1.44
Bern Convention	Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (B1.4)
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	Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes')	2130	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
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	Dunes with Euphorbia terracina	2220	Same

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Euphorbia terracina

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Euphorbia terracina		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	16.224	East Mediterranean grey dune communities	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.3.1.	Beaches, dunes, and sand plains	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	B1.44	East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	B1.44	East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	B1.44	East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	B1.44	East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	B1.44	East Mediterranean fixed grey dunes	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	16.224	East Mediterranean fixed dunes	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	16.224	East Mediterranean fixed dunes	same

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