16.12 - Sand beach driftline communities

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Formations of the coasts of the Palaearctic region, composed mostly of a few annual species, occupying accumulations of drift material and sands rich in nitrogenous organic matter, usually comprising Cakile maritima, Salsola kali, Atriplex spp., Polygonum spp.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Cakiletea maritimae i.a.

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)

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