N19 Atlantic coastal Calluna and Ulex heath
Heath on stable, decalcified, sharply-draining dune sands along the warmer, more humid Atlantic coast of Europe, dominated by Calluna vulgaris, Erica spp., Ulex spp. or other low spiny legumes, often with a strong contingent of grasses and sedges. Persistent where wind-exposure or light grazing prevent succession to scrub or woodland.
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.