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Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat comprises inland dune grassland containing grey hair-grass Corynephorus canescens . In the UK the veget...
Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae is a type of flush mire that occurs only at high altitude. The ...
Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Tufa formation is associated with hard-water springs, where groundwater rich in calcium bicarbonate comes to the surface. On c...
Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands are one of the few predominantly near-natural habitats remaining in the ...
Submarine structures made by leaking gases
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I habitat is defined as "Spectacular submarine complex structures, consisting of rocks, pavements and pill...
Transition mires and quaking bogs
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics The term ‘transition mire’ relates to vegetation that in floristic composition and general ecological characteristics is trans...
Caves not open to the public
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Caves are formed by the erosion of soluble rocks, such as limestones. They typically form the subterranean components of a distincti...
Dunes with Salix repens ssp. argentea (Salicion arenariae)
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises dunes or parts of dunes where creeping willow Salix repens ssp. argentea is dominant, fo...
Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time consist of sandy sediments that are permanently covere...
Reefs
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Reefs are rocky marine habitats or biological concretions that rise from the seabed. They are generally subtidal but ...