EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E3 - Seasonally wet and wet grasslands > E3.4 - Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland

Moist or wet eutrophic and mesotrophic grassland

English name: 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
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

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]

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
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 meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii	6440	Wider	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
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	Northern boreal alluvial meadows	6450	Wider

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Scirpus sylvaticus

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Scirpus sylvaticus		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
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

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
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	37.1		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	37.2		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	37.2		narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	37.1		narrower

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