16.11 - Unvegetated sand beaches

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Sandy beaches of the oceans of the Palaearctic region, their connected seas and associated coastal lagoons, devoid of phanerogamic vegetation. Mediolittoral (intertidal) and supralittoral invertebrate communities listed under 11.27 can be combined with 16.11 to record detailed habitats.

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)

Holmboe, 1914: 254; Augier, 1982.