EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019
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D -
Mires, bogs and fens
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D5 -
Sedge and reedbeds, normally without free-standing water
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D5.2 -
Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water
Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water
English name:
Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water
Description (English)
Terrestrialized stands of tall Carex, Cladium and Cyperus, usually species-poor and often dominated by one species, growing on waterlogged ground. These species also grow as emergents and fringing vegetation beside water bodies (C3.2).
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D5.2 |
|---|---|
| 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
| 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 | Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae | 7210 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magno-Caricion gracilis Géhu 1961 | Sedge bed marsh vegetation on eutrophic clayey sediments of riverine habitats of temperate Europe | Caricion elatae Koch 1926 corr. Trinajstic 2008 p.p.; Caricion elatae (Koch 1926) Rivas-Mart. 1973 p.p.; Caricion gracilis-vulpinae Bal.-Tul. 1965; Magnocaricion gracilis Géhu 1961 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Caricion broterianae (Rivas-Mart. et al. 1986) J.A. Molina 1996 | Iberio-Atlantic sedge beds along freshwater fast flowing streams | Caricion reuterianae (Rivas-Mart. et al. 1986) J.A. Molina 1996 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Carici-Rumicion hydrolapathi Passarge 1964 | Herbland vegetation of unstabilized organic substrates in mesotrophic waters of boreal and temperate Eurasia | Cicution virosae Hejný 1960; Cicution virosae Hejný ex Succow 1974; Oenanthion aquaticae Hejný ex Balátová-Tuláckova et al. 1993; Oenanthion aquaticae Neuhäusl 1959; Cicution virosae Hejný ex Segal in Westhoff et Den Held 1969 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Magno-Caricion elatae Koch 1926 | Sedge bed marsh vegetation on oligotrophic to mesotrophic organic sediments of temperate Europe | Caricion elatae Koch 1926 corr. Trinajstic 2008 p.p.; Acrocladio-Caricion Succow 1974; Caricion acutae Neuhäusl 1959 nom. mut. propos.; Caricion elatae (Koch 1926) Rivas-Mart. 1973 p.p.; Caricion gracilis Neuhäusl 1959; Caricion rostratae Bal.-Tul. 1963; Caricion rostratae Neuhäusl 1959; Magnocaricion Br.-Bl. 1931; Scrophulario umbrosae-Caricion paniculatae Koska in Dengler et al. 2004; Assoziationsverband Magnocaricion elatae Koch 1926 (orig. form); Scorpidio scorpidioidis-Cladion marisci Succow 1974 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 53.3 | Fen-sedge beds | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 53.2 | Large sedge communities | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.1. | Inland marshes | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | F1 | Swamp | wider |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.2.1 | Magnocariçaie | same |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 2.2.1.2 | Formation à marisque | narrower |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 8B20000 | Vysokosteblové ostricové porasty | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D5.2 | Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D5.2 | Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D5.2 | Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D5.2 | Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D5.2 | Beds of large sedges normally without free-standing water | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53.2 | Large sedge communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 53.3 | Fen-sedge beds | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 53.3 | Fen-sedge beds | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 53.2 | Large sedge communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 53.2 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 53.3 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 53.2 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 53.3 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 53.3 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 53.2 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 53.3 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 53.2 | narrower |
