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Crenal streams (spring brooks)

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English name	Crenal streams (spring brooks)

English name

Crenal streams (spring brooks)

EUNIS habitat type code	C2.16	Level	4
Edition	EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Gushing springs (rheocrenes), spring basins (limnocrenes), seepages (helocrenes) and crenal streams, rivulets formed in and near the source area of streams, characterised by high stability of temperature, near the annual average of the ground water, best developed in montane situations. Specialised habitats associated with the spring include those of units D2.2C and D4.1N.

Source

ILE SAS (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification	Code	Title	Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C2.16	Crenal streams (spring brooks)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C2.16	Crenal streams (spring brooks)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	C2.16	Crenal streams (spring brooks)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C2.16	Crenal streams (spring brooks)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	C2.21	Crenal streams	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	C2.21	Crenal streams	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	24.11	Springs and rivulets	source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	24.11	Crenal streams	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	24.11	Crenal streams	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	24.11		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	24.11		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	24.11		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	24.11		same
CORINE Land Cover	5.1.1.	Water courses	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	1.3	Sources et suintements	wider
	C	Inland surface waters	Ancestor
	C2	Surface running waters	Ancestor
	C2.1	Springs, spring brooks and geysers	Parent

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