Coastal brown dunes covered with natural or almost natural thermophilous pines
Common name:
Coastal brown dunes covered with natural or almost natural thermophilous pines
Habitat code:
B1.74
Description:
Coastal dunes colonised by Mediterranean and Atlantic thermophilous pines, corresponding to substitution facies or in some stations climax formations of evergreen oak of artificial origin ([Quercetalia ilicis] or [Ceratonio-Rhamnetalia]). Typical species are [Pinus pinea], [Pinus pinaster], [Pinus halepensis], [Juniperus macrocarpa], [Juniperus turbinata ssp. turbinata], [Scaligeria napiformis], [Rhamnus alaternus], [Arbutus unedo], [Erica arborea], [Pistacia lentiscus]. This is the coastal equivalent of unit G3.7.
References:
ILE SAS, 2005
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Pinus halepensis Miller, 1768 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pinus pinaster Aiton, 1789 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pinus pinea Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Juniperus oxycedrus macrocarpa Sm., 1813 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pistacia lentiscus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Erica arborea Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Arbutus unedo Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Rhamnus alaternus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |