15.31 - Saltmarsh grass lawns

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Communities of the lower and middle schorre of the shores of the Atlantic ocean and connected seas with an overwhelming dominance of Puccinellia maritima, often in almost monospecific stands forming bright green lawns characteristic, in particular, of pioneer stages of the lowest levels and of intensely grazed areas.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Puccinellion maritimae p.

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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