Upper saltmarshes
Common name:
Upper saltmarshes
Habitat code:
A2.52
Description:
Salt scrubs with [Arthrocnemum], [Halocnemum], [Suaeda]. Stands, sometimes rather open of [Juncus acutus], [Juncus maritimus]. Numerous other salt-tolerant species, some communities being quite species-rich.
References:
Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004
Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
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Juncus inflexus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Juncus maritimus Lam., 1789 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
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A2.52A | Western Pontic salt humid meadows | Western Pontic salt humid meadows |
A2.522 | Mediterranean [Juncus maritimus] and [Juncus acutus] saltmarshes | Mediterranean [Juncus maritimus] and [Juncus acutus] saltmarshes |
A2.523 | Mediterranean short [Juncus], [Carex], [Hordeum] and [Trifolium] saltmeadows | Mediterranean short [Juncus], [Carex], [Hordeum] and [Trifolium] saltmeadows |
A2.524 | Mediterranean [Elymus] or [Artemisia] stands | Mediterranean [Elymus] or [Artemisia] stands |
A2.525 | Mediterranean [Juncus subulatus] beds | Mediterranean [Juncus subulatus] beds |
A2.526 | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs | Mediterranean saltmarsh scrubs |
A2.527 | Atlantic salt scrubs | Atlantic salt scrubs |
A2.528 | Mediterranean [Limoniastrum] scrubs | Mediterranean [Limoniastrum] scrubs |
A2.529 | Canary Island saltmarsh scrubs | Canary Island saltmarsh scrubs |
A2.521 | Atlantic and Baltic brackish saltmarsh communities | Atlantic and Baltic brackish saltmarsh communities |