MA223 Atlantic upper-mid saltmarsh and saline and brackish reed, rush and sedge bed
Middle zone of Atlantic salt marshes with closed swards of graminoids, herbs and low shrubs on sandy or clayey flats. The communities are regularly but not daily flooded by sea water. In areas with fresh-water influence, helophytes may dominate. The communities are grazed or occur in unmanaged situations.
Chytrý M., Tichý L., Hennekens S.M., Knollová I., Janssen J.A.M., Rodwell J.S. … Schaminée J.H.J. (2020) EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 648–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519
Version 2021-06-01, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4812736.
For the official presentation of the EUNIS Habitat Classification from the European Environment Agency, please see: EUNIS Terrestrial Habitat Classification 2021. The FloraVeg.EU presentation may show modifications and partial updates to the habitat classification.