Southern Alpine Quercus - Carpinus betulus forests
Description (English)
Fragmentary mesophile or meso-hygrophile formations of the Insubrian pre-Alps, the northern Apennines, the Ligurian Apennines, the Esterel and the Tanneron and very locally, the southern French Alps (forˆt du Saou, Dr“me), with Quercus petraea, Quercus robur, Fraxinus excelsior, Tilia platyphyllos, Tilia cordata and Carpinus betulus, developed on deep soils in conditions of sufficient atmospheric and edaphic humidity. They represent a transition between the medio-European formations of the Pulmonario-Carpinenion and Galio-Carpinenion on the one hand, the southeastern formations of the Carpinion illyricum, and perhaps the southwestern formations of the Polysticho-Corylenion, on the other hand.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.A18 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.A1) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carpinus betulus
Flowering Plants
Fraxinus excelsior
Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea
Flowering Plants
Quercus robur
Flowering Plants
Tilia cordata
Flowering Plants
Tilia platyphyllos
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carpinus betulus | Flowering Plants | |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
| Tilia cordata | Flowering Plants | |
| Tilia platyphyllos | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.28 | Southern Alpine oak-hornbeam forests | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.1. | Broad-leaved forest | n/a |
| BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 11 | Mixed oak-hornbeam forest | wider |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 6.3.3 | Chênaie à charmes | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.A18 | Southern Alpine Quercus - Carpinus betulus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.A18 | Southern Alpine Quercus - Carpinus betulus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.A18 | Southern Alpine Quercus - Carpinus betulus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.A18 | Southern Alpine Quercus - Carpinus betulus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.B18 | Southern Alpine Quercus-Carpinus betulus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.88 | Southern Alpine oak-hornbeam forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.28 | Southern Alpine oak-hornbeam forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.28 | Southern Alpine oak-hornbeam forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.28 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.28 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 41.28 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 41.28 | same |
