Temporary running waters
English name:
Temporary running waters
Description (English)
Watercourses that cease to flow for part of the year, leaving a dry bed or pools. Habitats of the dry phase are treated under C3.5, C3.6 and C3.7. Vegetation communities may be of Paspalo-Agrostidion, Parvopotamion or Sparganio-Glycerion fluitantis.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C2.5 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 | Intermittently flowing Mediterranean rivers of the Paspalo-Agrostidion | 3290 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paspalo-Agrostion semiverticillati Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 | Summer-annual pioneer vegetation of periodically flooded subsaline nutrient-rich river alluvia of the Mediterranean of Europe and North Africa | Paspalo-Polypogonion viridis Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 nom. mut. propos.; Paspalo-Polypogonion semiverticillati Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1952 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Glycerio-Sparganion Br.-Bl. et Sissingh in Boer 1942 | Herbland vegetation along small freshwater streams and in shallow water bodies of temperate Europe | Rorippion nasturtii-aquatici Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1987 nom. mut. propos.; Apion nodiflori Segal in Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Glycerion Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1943; Glycerion fluitantis Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1987; Nasturtio-Veronicion beccabungae Borhidi 2001; Nasturtion officinalis Géhu et Géhu-Franck 1987; Phalarido-Glycerion maximae Passarge 1964 p.p.; Sparganio-Glycerion Br.-Bl. et Sissingh in Boer 1942 nom. invers. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Elytrigio-Aeluropodion Ageleulov et Golub in Golub 1995 | Halophilous alluvial temporary flooded grassland swards in semi-desert zone of lower Ural River valley | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 24.16 | Intermittent streams | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | not defined |
| Ramsar Wetland Types | N | Seasonal/intermittent/irregular rivers/streams/creeks | same |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M30 | Related vegetation of seasonally-inundated habitats | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 1.2.5 | Eau temporaire | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C2.5 | Temporary running waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C2.5 | Temporary running waters (wet phase) | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C2.5 | Temporary running waters (wet phase) | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C2.5 | Temporary running waters (wet phase) | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C2.4 | Water column of temporary running waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C2.4 | Temporary flowing waters | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 24.16 | Intermittent streams | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 24.16 | Intermittent streams | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 24.16 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 24.16 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 24.16 | same |
