16.243 - British bell heather coastal dune heaths

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Erica cinerea-Carex arenaria heaths of decalcified coastal dunes of the western British Isles, mostly dominated by Erica cinerea, sometimes by Calluna vulgaris.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Calluno-Ulicetalia: Ulicion minoris: Carici arenariae-Ericetum cinereae

Bibliography

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Bridgewater, 1981; Géhu, 1985: 43; Rodwell, 1991b: unit H11a, H11c.