Mediterranean [Halocnemum] scrub

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

A2.5266

Description:

Salt scrubs of Mediterranean coastal saltmarshes dominated by [Halocnemum strobilaceum], characteristic of arid African coasts, with a few outposts on dry coasts of European peninsulas and islands. Formations of the desert coasts of the Sinai Mediterranean and the Red Sea and of endoreic basins of the Anatolian and North African transition regions between Mediterranean and desert or steppe zones are included under units 15.A and 15.C.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Halocnemum strobilaceum (Pall.) M.Bieb.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
Q04200101		Q04200101	LAGUNA KARAVASTASE