Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland
Description (English)
Wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grasslands and flood meadows of the boreal and nemoral zones, dominated by grasses Poaceae, rushes Juncus spp. or club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E3.4 |
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Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
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Euphorbion palustris Ageleulov et Golub in Golub 1995 | Sub-saline periodically flooded meadows of steppe zone of Ural River valley | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Oenanthion fistulosae de Foucault 2009 | Atlantic-submediterranean floodplain meadows under influence of prolonged inundation | Alopecuro bulbosi-Oenanthion fistulosi Julve 1989; Carici distichae-Oenanthion fistulosae Julve 1993; Eleocharition palustris Mirkin et Naumova 1986; Oenanthion fistulosae de Foucault 1984; Oenanthion globulosae de Foucault 1984; Ranunculo ophioglossifolii-Oenanthion fistulosi de Foucaul in de Foucalt et Catteau 2012; Oenanthion globulosae de Foucault in de Foucault et Catteau 2012 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Juncion inflexi Knapp 1971 | Temporarily flooded lightly grazed nutrient-rich tall herblands of variable wet-dry riparian and alluvial habitats of temperate Europe | Mentho longifoliae-Juncion inflexi T. Müller et Görs ex de Foucault 2009; Scorpidio holoschoeni-Juncion inflexi de Foucault in de Foucault et Catteau 2012; Mentho aquaticae-Juncion inflexi Julve 1993; Mentho suaveolentis-Juncion longicornis Julve 1993; Mentho longifoliae-Juncion inflexi T. Müller et Görs 1969 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947 | Temporarily flooded heavily grazed nutrient-rich grasslands and herblands in habitat experiencing variable wet-dry or brackish-fresh conditions in temperate Europe | Ranunculo sardoi-Plantaginion intermediae Julve 1993; Agrostion stoloniferae Görs 1966; Blysmo-Juncion compressi Knapp 1971; Eu-Agropyro-Rumicion Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Festucion arundinaceae Duvigneaud in Géhu 1999; Juncion effusi Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Lolio-Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1985; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1986; Potentillion anserinae von Rochow 1948 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Glycyrrhizion korshinskyi Lysenko 2010 | Subhalophilous alluvial meadows in steppe zone of Volga and Ural River region | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Conioselinion tatarici Golub et al. 2003 | Wet meadows of subarctic supralittoral of White Sea seaboards | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Glycyrrhizion echinatae Golub et Saveleva in Golub 1995 | Subhalophilous alluvial meadows of steppe zone of lower Don River region | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Calthion palustris Tx. 1937 | Wet herb-rich meadows and pastures on mineral soils of temperate Europe | Bromion racemosi Tx. In Tx. et Preising 1951; Caltho-Deschampsion caespitosae Passarge 1976; Lychno-Bromion racemosi Doing 1963; Achilleo ptarmicae-Cirsion palustris Julve et Gillet 1994; Bromion racemosi Tx. In Tx. et Preising ex de Foucault 2009; Achilleo ptarmicae-Cirsion palustris Julve et Gillet in Julve 1993; Achilleo ptarmicae-Cirsion palustris Julve et Gillet ex de Foucault 2011 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Molinion caeruleae Koch 1926 | Wet grass-rich unfertilised meadows at low-altitudes of temperate Europe | Juncion acutiflori Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1947; Molinio-Juncion acutiflori Duvigneaud 1949; Junco subuliflori-Molinion Westhoff in Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Polygono bistortae-Juncion acutiflori de Foucault et Géhu 1980; Juncion acutiflori Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et Tüxen 1952 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Loto tenuis-Trifolion fragiferi Westhoff et Den Held ex de Foucault 2009 | Temporarily flooded heavily grazed nutrient-rich grasslands and herblands on sub-saline soils of Atlantic regions of Europe | Junco gerardii-Bromion racemosi de Foucault in de Foucault et Catteau 2012; Loto tenuis-Trifolion fragiferi Westhoff et al. ex de Foucault 2008; Loto tenuis-Trifolion fragiferi Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Loto tenuis-Trifolion fragiferi Westhoff et al. 1962 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Lythro-Euphorbion Mirkin et Naumova 1986 | Sub-saline periodically flooded meadows of river valleys in semi-desert zone of European Russia | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Glycyrrhizion glabrae Golub et Mirkin in Golub 1995 | Subhalophilous alluvial meadows in semidesert zone of lower Volga River region | Limonio gmelinii-Artemision lerchianae Ageleulov et Golub in Golub 1995 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Deschampsion cespitosae Horvatic 1930 | Floodplain alluvial unfertilised meadows of sub-continental regions of Europe | Veronico longifoliae-Lysimachion vulgaris (Passarge 1977) Bal.-Tul. 1981; Agrostion albae Soó 1941; Alopecurion pratensis Passarge 1964; Cnidion dubii Bal.-Tul. 1966 nom. mut. propos.; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1965; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1966; Deschampsio-Alopecurion Mirkin et Naumova 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Filipendulo-Petasition Br.-Bl. ex Duvigneaud 1949 | Wet tall herblands on mineral soils of temperate Europe | Stachyo palustris-Cirsion oleracei Julve et Gillet in Julve 1993; Cirsio palustris-Filipendulion ulmariae Klauck 1993; Angelico sylvestris-Filipendulion ulmariae Passarge 1977; Filipendulion ulmariae Segal 1966; Filipendulo-Cirsion oleracei Duvigneaud 1946; Filipendulo-Petasition Br.-Bl. 1950; Chaerophyllo hirsuti-Filipendulion ulmariae (Passarge 1977) Preising in Preising et al. 1997; Lotion uliginosi Passarge 1975; Violo palustris-Lotion uliginosi Passarge 1989; Thalictro flavi-Filipendulion ulmariae de Foucault in Royer et al. 2006; Stachyo palustris-Cirsion oleracei Julve et Gillet 1994; Thalictro flavi-Filipendulion ulmariae de Foucault 1984; Filipendulion ulmariae Segal ex Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Filipendulion ulmariae Segal ex Lohmeyer in Oberd. et al. 1967; Filipendulo ulmariae-Chaerophyllion hirsuti de Foucault 2011; Filipendulo-Petasition Br.-Bl. 1949 nom. ambig. propos.; Filipendulo ulmariae-Cirsion rivularis de Foucault 1984 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Trifolio-Ranunculion pedati Slavnic 1948 | Vegetation of wet meadows of sub-humid continental regions of northern Serbia | Trifolio-Ranunculion pedati Slavnic 1942; Trifolio-Ranunculion pedati Slavnic 1947 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Althaeion officinalis Golub et Mirkin in Golub 1995 | Sub-saline periodically flooded meadows of Lower Volga valley | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Scirpus sylvaticus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 37.2 | Eutrophic humid grasslands | narrower |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B22 | Neutral grassland: semi-improved | not defined |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B5 | Marsh/marshy grassland | overlap |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B21 | Neutral grassland: unimproved | overlap |
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 6 | Neutral grassland | wider |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.3.2 | Prairie à populage | narrower |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 7.1.1 | Endroit piétiné humide | narrower |
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | T1.4 | ALUVIÁLNÍ PSÁRKOVÉ LOUKY (Alluvial Alopecurus meadows) | same |
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 3522100 | Vlhké lúky na alúviach vodných tokov a v podmácaných depresiách v nížinách a pahorkatinách | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E3.4 | Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E3.4 | Moist or wet lowland eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E2.4 | Moist or wet lowland eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 37.2 | Eutrophic humid grasslands | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 37.2 | Eutrophic humid grasslands | narrower |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 37.2 | narrower | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 37.2 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.2 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 37.1 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.2 | narrower | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 37.1 | narrower |