EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > C - Inland surface waters > C3 - Littoral zone of inland surface waterbodies > C3.5 - Periodically inundated shores with pioneer and ephemeral vegetation > C3.55 - Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks

Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks

English name: Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks

Description (English)

Vascular plant communities occupying gravel deposits of rivers, including pioneer vegetation and subsequent stages in the colonization sequence. Early-stage communities of Alpide, boreal and Mediterranean watercourses are specialised, those of nemoral lowlands and hills are related to other formations, in particular those of unit E3. Vegetation communites of e.g. Thlaspietea rotundifolii – Glaucion flavi and Salicion eleagno-daphnoidis, with the most typical species Caltha palustris ssp. laeta, Salix elaeagnos, Salix purpurea and Poa trivialis.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code C3.55
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 Salix elaeagnos

Flowering Plants Salix purpurea

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Salix elaeagnos		Flowering Plants
Salix purpurea		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	24.22	River gravel communities	wider
CORINE Land Cover	3.3.3.	Sparsely vegetated areas	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	7.2.1.3	Hippophaë rhamnoides-type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	7.2.1.2	Myricaria germanica type	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	3.2.1.1	Alluvions avec végétation pionnière herbacée	same
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001	M4.2	ŠTĚRKOVÉ NÁPLAVY S ŽIDOVINÍKEM NĚMECKÝM (MYRICARIA GERMANICA) (River gravel banks with Myricaria germanica)	overlap

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C3.55	Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C3.55	Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	C3.55	Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C3.55	Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	C3.65	Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	C3.59	Sparsely vegetated river gravel banks	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	24.22	Vegetated river gravel banks	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	24.22	Vegetated river gravel banks	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	24.22		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	24.22		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	24.22		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	24.22		same

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