Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies
Description (English)
Free-floating surface communities of more or less nutrient-rich waters, with for example Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrhiza, Wolffia arrhiza, Salvinia natans, Ceratophyllum submersum, Stratiotes aloides, and communities of Hydrocharition, Utricularion vulgaris, Lemnion gibbae and Lemnion minoris.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code C1.32 |
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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
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 |
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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 eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition -type vegetation | 3150 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Salvinia natans | Ferns | |
Ceratophyllum submersum | Flowering Plants | |
Lemna minor | Flowering Plants | |
Spirodela polyrhiza | Flowering Plants | |
Stratiotes aloides | Flowering Plants | |
Wolffia arrhiza | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 22.41 | Free-floating vegetation | wider |
CORINE Land Cover | 5.1.2. | Water bodies | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 6.5.1.1 | Duckweed-type | n/a |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | A1 | Lemna gibba community | overlap |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | A2 | Lemna minor community | overlap |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 1.1.3 | Eau avec végétation flottante libre | wider |
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | V1 | MAKROFYTNÍ VEGETACE PŘIROZENĚ EUTROFNÍCH A MEZOTROFNÍCH STOJATÝCH VOD (Macrophyte vegetation of naturally eutrophic and mesotrophic still waters) | wider |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 22.41 | Part of Free-floating vegetation | wider |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 22.41 | Free-floating vegetation | wider |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 22.41 | wider | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 22.41 | wider | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 22.41 | wider | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 22.41 | wider |