Boreal Alnus incana galleries
Description (English)
Alnus incana-dominated galleries and woods of the boreal zone of Fennoscandia and northeastern Europe, southwest to northeastern Poland, developed on nutrient-rich soils of river valleys, lakesides and the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, periodically inundated by snow-melt waters or autumn rains, with Betula pubescens, Prunus padus, Valeriana sambucifolia, Anemone nemorosa, Geranium sylvaticum, Geum rivale, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Paris quadrifolia, Silene dioica (Melandrium rubrum), Equisetum pratense.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.123 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.12) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 |
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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 | Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) | 91E0 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Equisetum pratense | Ferns | |
Matteuccia struthiopteris | Ferns | |
Alnus incana | Flowering Plants | |
Anemone nemorosa | Flowering Plants | |
Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants | |
Geranium sylvaticum | Flowering Plants | |
Geum rivale | Flowering Plants | |
Melandrium rubrum | Flowering Plants | |
Paris quadrifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Prunus padus | Flowering Plants | |
Silene dioica | Flowering Plants | |
Valeriana sambucifolia | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 44.23 | Boreal grey alder galleries | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.1. | Broad-leaved forest | n/a |
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.2.4.1 | Grey alder forest | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.123 | Boreal Alnus incana galleries | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.123 | Boreal Alnus incana galleries | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.123 | Boreal Alnus incana galleries | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.123 | Boreal Alnus incana galleries | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.123 | Boreal Alnus incana galleries | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.123 | Boreal grey alder galleries | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.23 | Boreal grey alder galleries | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.23 | Boreal grey alder galleries | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 44.23 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 44.23 | same |