Transition mires and quaking bogs
Description (English)
Peat-forming communities developed at the oligotrophic to mesotrophic water surfaces, with characteristics intermediate between soligenous and ombrogenous types. They present a large and diverse range of plant communities. In large peaty systems, the most prominent communities are swaying swards, floating carpets or quaking mires formed by medium-sized or small sedges, associated with sphagnum or brown mosses. They are generally accompanied by aquatic and amphibious communities. In the Boreal region this habitat type includes minerotrophic fens that are not part of a larger mire complex, open swamps and small fens in the transition zone between water (lakes, ponds) and mineral soil.
These mires and bogs belong to the Scheuchzerietalia palustris order (oligotrophic floating carpets among others) and to the Caricetalia fuscae order (quaking communities). Oligotrophic water-land interfaces with Carex rostrata are included.
Source: Interpretation Manual of European Union Habitats, version EUR 28 (2013)
Quick facts
EU Habitats Directive | Annex I habitat type (code 7140) |
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Habitat type | Not priority |
Natura 2000 sites | 4425 are designated for this habitat type |
Distribution
Conservation status
EU conservation status
Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Carex chordorrhiza | Flowering Plants | |
Carex diandra | Flowering Plants | |
Carex lasiocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex limosa | Flowering Plants | |
Carex rostrata | Flowering Plants | |
Epilobium palustre | Flowering Plants | |
Eriophorum gracile | Flowering Plants | |
Hammarbya paludosa | Flowering Plants | |
Liparis loeselii | Flowering Plants | |
Menyanthes trifoliata | Flowering Plants | |
Pedicularis palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Rhynchospora alba | Flowering Plants | |
Rhynchospora fusca | Flowering Plants | |
Scheuchzeria palustris | Flowering Plants | |
Calliergon giganteum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Campylium stellatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Drepanocladus revolvens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Scorpidium scorpioides | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum angustifolium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum cuspidatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum fimbriatum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum papillosum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum riparium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Sphagnum subsecundum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Natura 2000 sites
Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites
Protected sites
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Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to habitat classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.2 | Fattigkärrvegetation (except 321) | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.4 | Mjukmatte-och lösbottenvegetation på öppna mossar | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2 | Ristuvvegetation | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.2.3 | Carex nigra-Drepanocladus exannulatus-Calliergon spp.-typ | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.4.1 | Carex spp.-Phragmites-Iris pseudacorus-Sphagnum-typ | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.3.1a | Carex spp.-Sphagnum fallax-subsecundum-variant of 3.3.3.1 | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.3.1 | Carex spp.-Sphagnum spp.-Drepanocladus spp.-typ | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.3.3 | Potentilla palustris-Carex spp.-Sphagnum spp.-Drepanocladus exannulatus-typ | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.2.3b | Trichophorum caespitosum-Drepanocladus revolvens-variant of 3.3.2.3 | not defined |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.3.2.1 | Trichophorum caespitosum-Molinia caerulea-Sphagnum spp.-Drepanocladus spp.-typ | not defined |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M9 | Carex rostrata-Calliergon cuspidatum/giganteum | not defined |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | S27 | Carex rostrata-Potentilla palustris fen | not defined |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M4 | Carex rostrata-Sphagnum recurvum mire | not defined |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M5 | Carex rostrata-Sphagnum squarrosum mire | not defined |
National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M8 | Carex rostrata-Sphagnum warnstofii mire | not defined |
German Federal List of Biotopes | 360202 | Übergangs- oder Zwischenmoor der montanen bis hochmontanen Stufe | not defined |
German Federal List of Biotopes | 360201 | Übergangs- oder Zwischenmoor der planaren bis submontanen Stufe | not defined |