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INTRODUCTION


The shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities of the NVC were described in Volume 5 of '' British Plant Communities '', first published in 2000, along with the other maritime communities (those of Saltmarshes and Maritime Cliffs ) and Vegetation Of Open Habitats .

In total, 19 shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities have been identified.

The shingle, strandline and sand-dune communities consist of a single community found on coastal shingle ( SD1 ), two communities associated with strandlines ( SD2 and SD3 ), and sixteen sand-dune communities.

The sand-dune communities fall into the following four groups:



  • one dune scrub community, SD18



Other communities occurring on sand-dunes


There are a number of other communities which occur on sand-dunes, but are not classified as sand-dune communities within the NVC. Those listed in ''British Plant Communities'' are as follows:

  • Maritime cliff communities MC5 and MC6

  • Open vegetation communities OV4 and OV27

  • Mesotrophic grassland communities MG8 , MG10 and MG11

  • Swamp communities S4 and S19

  • Mire communities M15 and M16

  • Heath community H11



LIST OF SHINGLE, STRANDLINE AND SAND-DUNE COMMUNITIES


The following is a list of the communities that make up this category: