EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G1 - Broadleaved deciduous woodland > G1.1 - Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant Alnus, Betula, Populus or Salix > G1.12 - Boreo-alpine riparian galleries

Boreo-alpine riparian galleries

English name: Boreo-alpine riparian galleries

Description (English)

Riverside, lakeside and seaside alder, birch or pine galleries and cordons of the boreal, boreonemoral and boreosteppic zones, of the high mountains of the nemoral zone and of their piedmont influence region, dominated by Alnus incana along the montane and submontane rivers of the Alps, the Carpathians, the northern Apennines, the Dinarides, the Balkan Range, the Rhodope Mountains and neighbouring regions, by Alnus incana or Alnus glutinosa in boreal Fennoscandia and northeastern Europe, by Betula pendula or Pinus sylvestris in western Siberia. In the herb layer, nitrophilous and hygrophilous species dominate: Aegopodium podagraria, Chaerophyllum hirsutum, Petasites hybridus, Crepis paludosa and Caltha palustris ssp. laeta.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G1.12
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	Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast	9030	Overlap	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	Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)	91E0	Narrower

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus sylvestris

Flowering Plants Aegopodium podagraria

Flowering Plants Alnus glutinosa

Flowering Plants Alnus incana

Flowering Plants Betula pendula

Flowering Plants Chaerophyllum hirsutum

Flowering Plants Crepis paludosa

Flowering Plants Petasites hybridus

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Pinus sylvestris		Conifers
Aegopodium podagraria		Flowering Plants
Alnus glutinosa		Flowering Plants
Alnus incana		Flowering Plants
Betula pendula		Flowering Plants
Chaerophyllum hirsutum		Flowering Plants
Crepis paludosa		Flowering Plants
Petasites hybridus		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	44.2	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.1.	Broad-leaved forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	?	Not found in FTBA classification	not defined
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.1.3	Aulnaie alluviale	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G1.12	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G1.12	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G1.12	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G1.12	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G1.12	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G1.12	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	44.2	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	44.2	Boreo-alpine riparian galleries	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	44.2		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	44.2		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	44.2		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	44.2		same

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