N12 Mediterranean and Black Sea sand beach
A largely unvegetated linear feature of sheltered coastlines around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, with fragmentary and sporadic vegetation cover developing on the accumulated sand, gravel and decaying plant material. Typically, the vegetation cover comprises scattered annual halophytes, although pioneer dune perennials can appear where sand ridges get pushed by storms beyond the normal tidal limit.
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.