EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G1 - Broadleaved deciduous woodland > G1.A - Meso- and eutrophic Quercus, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Acer, Tilia, Ulmus and related woodland > G1.A1 - Quercus - Fraxinus - Carpinus betulus woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils

Quercus - Fraxinus - Carpinus betulus woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils

English name: Oak - ash - hornbeam woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils

Description (English)

Atlantic, medio-European and eastern European forests dominated by Quercus robur or Quercus petraea, on eutrophic or mesotrophic soils, with usually ample and species-rich herb and shrub layers. Carpinus betulus is generally present. They occur under climates too dry or on soils too wet or too dry for beech or as a result of forestry practices favouring oaks.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G1.A1
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Carpinus betulus

Flowering Plants Quercus petraea

Flowering Plants Quercus robur

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Carpinus betulus		Flowering Plants
Quercus petraea		Flowering Plants
Quercus robur		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	41.2	Oak-hornbeam forests	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.1.	Broad-leaved forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	11	Mixed oak-hornbeam forest	overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.3.3	Chênaie à charmes	same
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	2112000	Dubovo-hrabové lesy	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G1.A1	Quercus - Fraxinus - Carpinus betulus woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G1.A1	Quercus - Fraxinus - Carpinus betulus woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G1.A1	Quercus - Fraxinus - Carpinus betulus woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G1.A1	Quercus - Fraxinus - Carpinus betulus woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G1.B1	Quercus-Fraxinus-Carpinus betulus woodland on eutrophic and mesotrophic soils	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	41.2	Oak-hornbeam forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	41.2	Oak-hornbeam forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	41.2		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	41.2		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	41.2		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	41.2		same

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