Montane river gravel habitats
English name:
Montane river gravel habitats
Description (English)
Open or closed assemblies of herbaceous or suffrutescent pioneering plants, colonizing, within the montane or submontane levels, gravel beds of streams with an alpine, summer-high, flow regime, born in high mountains of the Alpine system.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C3.552 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (C3.55) |
| 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 | Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks | 3220 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 24.222 | Montane river gravel communities | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 3.2.1.1 | Alluvions avec végétation pionnière herbacée | wider |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | M4.3 | ŠTĚRKOVÉ NÁPLAVY S TŘTINOU POBŘEŽNÍ (CALAMAGROSTIS PSEUDOPHRAGMITES) (River gravel banks with Calamagrostis pseudophragmites) | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C3.552 | Montane river gravel habitats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C3.552 | Montane river gravel habitats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C3.552 | Alpine and de-alpine river gravel habitats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C3.552 | Alpine and de-alpine river gravel habitats | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C3.652 | Alpine and de-alpine river gravel habitats | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 24.222 | Montane river gravel communities | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 24.222 | Montane river gravel communities | same |
