Mediterranean coastal halo-nitrophilous pioneer communities
Formations of halo-nitrophilous annuals ([Frankenia pulverulenta], [Suaeda splendens], [Salsola soda], [Cressa cretica], [Parapholis incurva], [Parapholis strigosa], [Hordeum marinum], [Sphenopus divaricatus], [Polypogon maritimus], [Spergularia] spp., [Vella annua]) colonizing salt muds of Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic coastal regions, of Iberian and North African endoreic basins, susceptible to temporary inundation and extreme drying; they are more species-rich or richer in non-chenopodids than the communities of unit 15.113; they are particularly developed in the Iberian peninsula, secondarily in the large Mediterranean islands, in coastal regions and endoreic basins of North Africa, in southern Italy and Mediterranean France; they occur as irradiations on thermo-Atlantic coasts, notably on the Atlantic coast of France. Somewhat similar communities occur in the steppe zones of Eurasia and their regions of influence, as well as in Saharo-Mediterranean steppes of North Africa; they are included in units 15.14 and 15.15.
Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
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Carrichtera annua (L.) DC. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Suaeda splendens (Pourr.) Gren. & Godr. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Salsola soda Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Cressa cretica L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Frankenia pulverulenta L. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Polypogon maritimus Willd., 1801 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C.E.Hubb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Hordeum marinum Huds. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
Sphenopus divaricatus (Gouan) Rchb. | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
EUNIS Site Code | Source | Greek Natura 2000 code | Site name |
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200050001 | 200050001 | HAVRE DE SURVILLE | |
B00010189 | B00010189 | EL HONDO | |
200013002 | 200013002 | RESERVE NATIONALE DE CAMARGUE |