Ravine and slope woodland
Description (English)
Cool, moist forests with a multispecific tree layer (especially maples Acer spp., lime Tilia spp., ash Fraxinus spp. ) of variable dominance, most often on more or less abrupt slopes. They are of considerable biohistorical and biogeographical importance, as examples of the mixed forests of the Atlantic period, preserved in stations inaccessible to beech domination. Vegetation of alliance Tilio-Acerion.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G1.A4 |
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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
Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
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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 | Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines | 9180 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.4 | Mixed ravine and slope forests | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.1. | Broad-leaved forest | n/a |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | ? | Not found in FTBA classification | not defined |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 6.3.1 | Erablaie de ravin méso-hygrophile | narrower |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 6.3.2 | Tiliaie thermophile sur éboulis ou lapiez | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.A4 | Ravine and slope woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.A4 | Ravine and slope woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.A4 | Ravine and slope woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.A4 | Ravine and slope woodland | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.B3 | Calcareous and neutral mixed woodland, in ravines and on slopes | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.H1 | Calcareous and neutral mixed woodland, in ravines and on slopes | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.4 | Mixed ravine and slope forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.4 | Mixed ravine and slope forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.4 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.4 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 41.4 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 41.4 | same |