Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations
Description (English)
Communities of calcareous, petrifying springs of the Alps, the pre-Alpine regions and of the middle European Hercynian ranges and their periphery, forming and colonizing large tufa deposits. When active, tufa springs comprise a hydrosere in which the Cratoneurion plants, and in particular, Cratoneuron spp., are accompanied by fen species such as Carex lepidocarpa and Sesleria caerulea; the latter may physiognomically dominate both the hydrosere and the adjacent xerosere, developed on fossil tufa deposits, in which it is accompanied by Brometalia plants.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C2.121 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (C2.12) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) | 7220 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex lepidocarpa
Flowering Plants
Sesleria caerulea
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex lepidocarpa | Flowering Plants | |
| Sesleria caerulea | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 54.121 | Middle European tufa springs | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 1.3.2 | Végétation des sources alcalines | not defined |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | R1.1 | LUČNÍ PĚNOVCOVÁ PRAMENIŠTĚ (Meadow springs with tufa formation) | wider |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | R1.3 | LESNÍ PĚNOVCOVÁ PRAMENIŠTĚ (Forest springs with tufa formation) | not defined |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C2.121 | Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C2.121 | Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C2.121 | Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C2.121 | Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C2.321 | Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.121 | Middle European tufa springs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.121 | Middle European tufa springs | same |
