MA2-52 - Marais salés moyens-supérieurs et roselières, jonchaies et cariçaies salines et saumâtres en Méditerranée

Mediterranean upper-mid saltmarshes and saline and brackish reed, rush and sedge beds

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Open to closed rush communities on the high zone of Mediterranean salt marshes, where flooding frequency (by seawater) is low. The vegetation generally occupies small belts and patches, in line with the limited tidal range of the Mediterranean Sea. Inbetween the rushes, a range of halophytic grasses, herbs and low shrubs may be found.

Bibliographie

European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity 2022. EUNIS marine habitat classification 2022 including crosswalks. Table Excel. (Source)