Maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system
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This article gives an overview of the maritime cliff communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.
[edit] Introduction
The maritime cliff 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 shingle strand-line and sand-dunes and saltmarshes) and vegetation of open habitats.
In total, 12 maritime cliff communities have been identified.
The maritime cliff communities consist of three subgroups:
- five maritime cliff crevice and ledge communities (MC1, MC2, MC3, MC4 and MC5)
- five maritime grassland communities of sea-cliffs (MC8, MC9, MC10, MC11 and MC12)
- two communities associated with sea-bird cliffs (MC6 and MC7)
[edit] List of maritime cliff communities
The following is a list of the communities that make up this category:
- MC8 Festuca rubra - Armeria maritima maritime grassland
- MC9 Festuca rubra - Holcus lanatus maritime grassland
- MC11 Festuca rubra - Daucus carota ssp. gummifer maritime grassland
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Woodlands and scrub • Mires • Heaths • Mesotrophic grasslands • Calcicolous grasslands • Calcifugous grasslands and montane communities • Aquatic communities • Swamps and tall-herb fens • Saltmarshes • Shingle, strandline and sand-dunes • Maritime cliff communities • Vegetation of open habitats
Full list of communities • Terminology • British Plant Communities • List of constant species • List of rare species
