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Turlough and lake-bottom meadows

English name: Turlough and lake-bottom meadows

Description (English)

Terrestrial communities colonizing the bottom of waterbodies that are completely and recurrently emptied of water for part of the time, such as Irish turloughs. Habitats characteristic of each stage of the cycle may be units of C1, C3.41-C3.43, C3.51-C3.52, C3.64-C3.65 and, if appropriate, those of units D2-D5 or E2-E3.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code C1.67
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	Turloughs	3180	Wider	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	22.5	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	source
CORINE Land Cover	5.1.2.	Water bodies	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C1.67	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C1.67	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	C1.67	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C1.67	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	C1.27	Turlough waters	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	C1.26	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	22.5	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	22.5	Turlough and lake-bottom meadows	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	22.5		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	22.5		same

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