Fagus woodland
Description (English)
Forests dominated by beech Fagus sylvatica in western and central Europe, and Fagus orientalis and other Fagus species in southeastern Europe and the Pontic region. Many montane formations are mixed beech-fir or beech-fir-spruce forests, which are listed under G4.6
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.6 |
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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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Aremonio-Fagion Török et al. ex Marincek et al. 1993 | Beech and mixed beech-fir forests of Illyrian region and western Dinarides and central Italy | Fagion circumpannonicum P. Fukarek 1977; Fagion illyricum Horvat 1938; Fagion illyricum Horvat 1950; Fago-Colurnion Borhidi 1963 (orig. form); Lonicero-Fagion Borhidi 1963; Aremonio-Fagion (Horvat 1938) Borhidi in Török et al. 1989 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Scillo lilio-hyacinthi-Fagion Br.-Bl. 1967 | Refugial beech and mixed beech-fir forests of Pyrenees and Cantabrian region | Scillo-Fagion Soo 1964 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Symphyto cordati-Fagion (Vida 1963) Täuber 1982 | Refugial beech and mixed beech-fir forests of Carpathians | Acerion dacicum Soó 1964; Fagion dacicum Soó 1960; Symphyto cordati-Fagion Soó 1964 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Ilici-Fagion sylvaticae Br.-Bl. 1967 | Acidophilous beech forests of northern Iberian Peninsula | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Galio rotundifolii-Fagion Gamisans 1975 | Relict beech forests of Corsica | Fago-Pinion corsianae Br.-Bl. 1955; Galio rotundifolii-Fagion Gamisans 1977 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Seslerio-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968 | Refugial thermophilous beech forests on calcareous bedrocks of Central Europe | Mercuriali-Fagion sylvaticae G. Hofmann in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Seslerio albicantis-Mercurialion perennis Gillet 1986; Cephalanthero-Fagion sylvaticae Tx. 1955; Eu-Mercuriali-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Cephalanthero-Fagion sylvaticae (Tx. in Tx. et Oberd. 1958) Presing in Preising et al. 2003; Sorbo torminalis-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Mercuriali-Fagion sylvaticae G. Hofmann in Passarge 1968; Cephalanthero-Fagion sylvaticae (Tx. in Tx. et Oberd. 1958) Rameau in Royer et al. 2006; Seslerio-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Eu-Mercuriali-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Buxo-Fago-Abietion Barbero et Quézel 1975 (orig. form); Sorbo torminalis-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Geranio nodosi-Fagion Gentile ex Feoli et Lagonegro 1982 | Refugial beech and mixed beech-fir forests of Northern and Central Apennines | Geranio nodosi-Fagion Gentile 1975 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Lonicero alpigenae-Fagion (Borhidi ex Soó 1964) Dierschke 1997 | Post-glacial beech and mixed beech-fir forests of northern and southern piedmonts of Alps | Fagion austroalpinum P. Fukarek 1979 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Geranio striati-Fagion Gentile 1970 | Refugial beech and mixed beech-fir forests of Southern Apennines and southwestern Balkans | Aremonio-Fagion Gentile 1963; Fagion austro-italicum Soó 1964; Fagion hellenicum Quézel 1967; Fagion mediterraneo-montanum A. Hofmann 1960; Fagion mediterraneo-montanum Br.-Bl. 1960; Fagion meridionale Bonin 1968; Lamio flexuosi-Fagion Gentile 1969; Campanulo trrichocalycinae-Fagion Corbetta et Ubaldi in Ubaldi et al. 1990; Doronico orientalis-Fagion sylvaticae Ubaldi et al. ex Ubaldi 1995; Campanulo trichocalycinae-Fagion Corbetta et Ubaldi in Ubaldi et al. 1986; Campanulo trrichocalycinae-Fagion Ubaldi ex S. Brullo et al. 2001; Aquifolio-Fagion Corbetta et Ubaldi in Ubaldi et al. 1986 (orig. form); Doronico orientalis-Fagion sylvaticae Ubaldi et al. 1990; Geranio versicoloris-Fagion Gentile 1970 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Fagion moesiacae Blecic et Lakušic 1970 | Refugial beech and mixed beech-fir forests of eastern Dinarides and Rodopi | Doronico orientalis-Fagion moesiacae (Raus ex Bergmeier 1990 ) Dierschke 2004; Doronico orientalis-Fagion moesiacae Dierschke 1998; Fagion hellenicum Horvat et al. 1974; Fagion moesiacae Dafis 1973; Fagion moesiacae Horvat et al. 1974; Fagion moesiacae To¨ro¨k, Podani et Borhidi 1989; Fagion moesiacae subalpinum B. Jovanovic 1976; Fagion moesiacum P. Fukarek 1969; Fagion orientalis Borza et Boscaiu 1965; Doronico columnae-Fagion moesiacae (Dzwonko et al. 1999) Dierschke 2004; Seslerio autumnalis-Fagion moesiacae (Blecic et Lakušic 1970) Redžic et Barudanovic 2010 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Fagion sylvaticae Luquet 1926 | Post-glacial beech and mixed beech-fir forests of western Central and northern Europe | Fraxino excelsioris-Fagion sylvaticae Hofmann et Passarge 1963; Abieti albae-Fagion sylvaticae Gillet 1986; Antherico-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Asperulo-Fagion Knapp 1942; Asperulo-Fagion Knapp in Tx. et Oberd. 1958; Asperulo-Fagion Tx. 1955; Dentario-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Eu-Asperulo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Eu-Fagion Klika in Klika et Novák 1941; Eu-Fagion medioeuropaeum Soó 1960; Eu-Fraxino-Fagion sylvaticae Passrage 1968; Fagion medio-europaeum Soó 1962; Galio-Fagion sylvaticae Moor 1978; Impatienti-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Petasito-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Rumici arifolii-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Galio odorati-Fagion Knapp ex Tx. et Oberd. 1958 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Fagion orientalis Soó 1964 | Mesic oriental beech forests on basic soils of southeastern Balkan Peninsula, Crimea, northern Anatolia and Colchis region | Rhododendro pontici-Fagion orientalis Horvat et al. 1974; Rhododendro pontici-Fagion orientalis Horvat et al. ex Passarge 1981; Carpino-Fagion orientalis Kavgaci et al. 2012; Carpino-Fagion orientalis Zohary 1973; Dentario quinquefoliae-Fagion Didukh 1996; Fagion orientalis Korzhenevsky 1962; Fagion orientalis Korzhenevsky et Kyselev 1982; Fagion orientalis Quézel et al. 1980; Fagion orientalis colchicum Zohary 1973; Fagion orientalis euxinum Zohary 1973; Fagion tauricum Borhidi in Soó 1964; Lauroceraso-Fagion Horvat et al. 1974; Querco-Fagion orientalis Zohary 1973; Fagion orientalis Quézel, Barbero et Akman ex Quézel et al. 1992; Violo odoratae-Fagion orientalis Kavgaci et al. 2012 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Vaccinio-Fagion orientalis Passarge 1981 | Oriental beech forests on nutrient-poor acid soils of Colchis region | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Endymio non-scripti-Fagion Dierschke (1989) 1998 | Beech forests of British Isles and Atlantic seaboards of Western Europe | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Luzulo-Fagion sylvaticae Lohmeyer et Tx. in Tx. 1954 | Acidophilous beech forests of Western, Central and southeastern Europe | Maianthemo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Polygonato verticillati-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Eu-Myrtillo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 (orig. form); Myrtillo-Fagion sylvaticae G. Hofmann et Passarge in Scamoni 1963 (orig. form); Molinio-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Deschampsio-Fagion sylvaticae Soó 1962; Deschampsio-Fagion sylvaticae Soó 1964; Deschampsio-Fagion sylvaticae Soó 1971; Dicrano-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Eu-Luzulo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Fagion moesiacum P. Fukarek 1969; Eu-Myrtillo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968 (orig. form); Maianthemo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Melampyro-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Molinio-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge 1968; Eu-Luzulo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Melampyro-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Myrtillo-Fagion sylvaticae Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 (orig. form) | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Fagus orientalis | Flowering Plants | |
Fagus sylvatica | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.1 | Beech forests | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.1. | Broad-leaved forest | n/a |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 13 | Montane beech and mixed beech-fir-spruce forest | narrower |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 12 | Lowland and submontane beech forests | narrower |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | A111 | Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural | overlap |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 6.2 | Hêtraies | same |
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 2113000 | Bukové a zmiešané bukové lesy | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.6 | Fagus woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.6 | Fagus woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.6 | Fagus woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.6 | Fagus woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.6 | Fagus woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.7 | Beech woodland | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.1 | Beech forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.1 | Beech forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.1 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.1 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 41.1 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 41.1 | same |