EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > C - Inland surface waters > C1 - Surface standing waters > C1.2 - Permanent mesotrophic lakes, ponds and pools > C1.22 - Free-floating vegetation of mesotrophic waterbodies > C1.226 - Floating Aldrovanda vesiculosa communities

Floating Aldrovanda vesiculosa communities

English name: Floating Aldrovanda vesiculosa communities

Description (English)

Rare aquatic formations of Central and Eastern Europe, dispersed from southern Brandenburg and Lake Constance east to the Ukraine, with a former outpost in eastern Lithuania, harbouring the carnivorous, free-floating Droseraceae Aldrovanda vesiculosa.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code C1.226
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Aldrovanda vesiculosa

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Aldrovanda vesiculosa		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	22.416	Aldrovanda communities	source
CORINE Land Cover	5.1.2.	Water bodies	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	1.1.3	Eau avec végétation flottante libre	wider

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C1.226	Floating Aldrovanda vesiculosa communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C1.226	Floating Aldrovanda vesiculosa communities	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C1.225	Floating Aldrovanda vesiculosa communities	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	22.416	Aldrovanda communities	same

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