16.13 - Boreo-Arctic sand beach perennial communities

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Perennial halonitrophilous communities of sand, gravelly sand and gravel cordons of upper beaches of the arctic and boreal sea coasts of Eurasia formed by Leymus arenarius (Elymus arenarius), Ammophila arenaria, Honkenya peploides, Elymus farctus, Elymus repens, Mertensia maritima, accompanied by Atriplex spp. (Atriplex prostrata, Atriplex longipes ssp. praecox, Atriplex glabriuscula), Polygonum aviculare, Cakile maritima, Cakile arctica, Petasites spurius, Potentilla anserina. Representatives of these communities occur very locally within the nemoral zone.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Honkenyo-Elymetea: Honkenyo-Elymetalia arenarii: Honkenyo-Elymion arenarii

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)

Nordiska ministerradet, 1984; Géhu, 1984a, 1985; Oberdorfer, 1990: 27; Pott, 1992: 206, 207; Bliss, 1993: 18; van der Maarel, 1993c; Påhlsson, 1994; Géhu, 1996: 36.