EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G1 - Broadleaved deciduous woodland > G1.8 - Acidophilous Quercus-dominated woodland

Acidophilous Quercus-dominated woodland

English name: Acidophilous oak-dominated woodland

Description (English)

Forests of Quercus robur or Quercus petraea on acid soils with an herb layer mostly constituted by the ecological groups of Deschampsia flexuosa, Vaccinium myrtillus, Pteridium aquilinum, Lonicera periclymenum, Holcus mollis, and of Maianthemum bifolium, Convallaria majalis, Hieracium sabaudum, Hypericum pulchrum, Luzula pilosa, and the mosses Polytrichum formosum and Leucobryum glaucum.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G1.8
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains	9190	Wider	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles	91A0	Wider

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Name	Definition	Other names	Reference
Agrostio-Quercion petraeae Scamoni et Passarge 1959	Temperate acidophilous oak forests of southern Central Europe and continental southeastern Europe	Agrostio-Quercion petraeae Passarge 1968; Agrostio-Quercion roboris Passarge 1968; Vaccinio myrtilli–Quercion roboris Bulokhov et Solomeshch 2003; Luzulo-Quercion roboris Debreczy et Hargittai 1971; Genisto germanicae-Quercion Neuhäusl et Neuhäuslová-Novotná 1967; Agrostio-Quercion petraeae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Agrostio-Quercion roboris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968	Schaminee et al, 2012
Hymenophyllo-Quercion petraeae Pallas 2000	Northern temperate hyperoceanic humid acidophilous oak forests of Western Europe		Schaminee et al, 2012
Convallario majalis-Quercion roboris Shevchyk et Solomakha in Shevchyk et al. 1996	Acidophilous oak forests on gleyic podzolized soils of Ukraine		Schaminee et al, 2012
Quercion robori-pyrenaicae (Braun-Blanquet et al. in P. da Silva et al. 1950 corr. Br.-Bl. et al. 1956) Rivas-Martínez 1975	Southern temperate hyperoceanic acidophilous oak forests on gleyic soils of northwestern Iberian Peninsula	Quercion roboris broteroanae Br.-Bl. et al. in P. da Silva et al. 1950; Quercion occidentale Br.-Bl. et al. 1956; Quercion occidentali-pyrenaicae Julve 1993	Schaminee et al, 2012
Vaccinio myrtilli-Quercion petraeae Pallas 1996	Temperate and boreal acidophilous oak and oak-birch forests of northern Central and northeastern Europe		Schaminee et al, 2012
Quercion petraeae Issler 1931	Central European acidophilous thermophilous oak forests	Veronico officinalis-Quercion Pop ex Resmerita 1975; Potentillo albae-Quercion petraeae Jakucs in Zólyomi 1967; Euphorbio-Quercion G. Hofmann in Passarge 1968; Peucedano-Quercion G. Hofmann in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Peucedano-Quercion G. Hofmann in Passarge 1968; Sileno-Quercion G. Hofmann in Passarge 1968; Veronico officinalis-Quercion Pop 1971; Euphorbio-Quercion G. Hofmann in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Dactylido-Quercion Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Querco-Carpinion betuli (Klika 1957) A.O. Horvát 1976	Schaminee et al, 2012
Quercion roboris Malcuit 1929	Southern temperate atlantic and subatlantic acidophilous oak and oak-birch forests on gleic soils of Western Europe	Betulo pendulae-Quercion petraeae Gillet 1986; Hieracio lachenalii-Quercion petraeae Pallas 1996; Quercion robori-sessiliflorae Br.-Bl. 1931; Quercion robori-sessiliflorae Br.-Bl. 1932; Quercion roboris acidiphilum Schmid 1936; Quercion sessiliflorae Issler 1931; Quercion robori-petraeae Br.-Bl. 1932 nom. mut. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012
Erythronio-Quercion petraeae Ubaldi et al. 1988	Chestnut and oak woods on neutral and acidic flysch and volcanic substrates of northern Italy		Schaminee et al, 2012
Castaneo-Quercion petraeae Soó 1964	Submediterranean acidophilous chestnut-oak forests of Balkans and southeastern Europe	Castaneo-Quercion petraeae Soó 1962; Quercion moesiacum P. Fukarek 1969; Calluno-Quercion P. Fukarek in Fabijanic, P. Fukarek et Stefanovic 1963	Schaminee et al, 2012
Molinio-Quercion roboris Scamoni et Passarge 1959	Northern temperate atlantic and subatlantic acidophilous oak forests on gleyic soils of Western Europe	Melampyro-Quercion roboris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Melampyro-Quercion petraeae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Dicrano-Quercion Passarge in Scamoni 1963; Dicrano-Quercion petraeae Passarge 1968; Dicrano-Quercion roboris Passarge 1968; Lysimachio vulgaris-Quercion roboris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Lysimachio vulgaris-Quercion roboris Passarge 1968; Melampyro-Quercion petraeae Passarge 1968; Melampyro-Quercion roboris Passarge 1968; Molinio-Quercion petraeae Passarge 1968; Molinio-Quercion roboris Passarge 1968; Genisto germanicae-Quercion roboris Neuhäusl et Neuhäuslová-Novotná 1967	Schaminee et al, 2012
Quercion pyrenaicae Rivas Goday ex Rivas.-Mart. 1964	Submediterranean acidophilous oak forests of northern Iberian Peninsula	Quercion pyrenaicae Rivas Goday XXXX	Schaminee et al, 2012

Species mentioned in habitat description

Ferns Pteridium aquilinum

Flowering Plants Convallaria majalis

Flowering Plants Deschampsia flexuosa

Flowering Plants Hieracium sabaudum

Flowering Plants Holcus mollis

Flowering Plants Hypericum pulchrum

Flowering Plants Lonicera periclymenum

Flowering Plants Luzula pilosa

Flowering Plants Maianthemum bifolium

Flowering Plants Quercus petraea

Flowering Plants Quercus robur

Flowering Plants Vaccinium myrtillus

Mosses & Liverworts Leucobryum glaucum

Mosses & Liverworts Polytrichum formosum

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Pteridium aquilinum		Ferns
Convallaria majalis		Flowering Plants
Deschampsia flexuosa		Flowering Plants
Hieracium sabaudum		Flowering Plants
Holcus mollis		Flowering Plants
Hypericum pulchrum		Flowering Plants
Lonicera periclymenum		Flowering Plants
Luzula pilosa		Flowering Plants
Maianthemum bifolium		Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea		Flowering Plants
Quercus robur		Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus		Flowering Plants
Leucobryum glaucum		Mosses & Liverworts
Polytrichum formosum		Mosses & Liverworts

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	41.5	Acidophilous oak forests	same
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.1.	Broad-leaved forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	09	Mixed oak forest	overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	A111	Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural	overlap
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK)	1	Upland oakwood	overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.3.6	Chênaie acidophile	narrower

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G1.8	Acidophilous Quercus-dominated woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G1.8	Acidophilous Quercus-dominated woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G1.8	Acidophilous Quercus-dominated woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G1.8	Acidophilous Quercus-dominated woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G1.8	Acidophilous Quercus-Betula woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G1.8	Neutral and acid woodland often with oak	same

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