Mediterranean riparian Populus forests
Description (English)
Mediterranean multi-layered riverine forests of base-rich soils submitted to seasonal prolonged inundation with slow drainage, with Populus alba, Populus nigra, Fraxinus angustifolia, Ulmus minor, Salix alba, Salix spp., Alnus spp., lianas and often species of the Quercetalia ilicis, distributed in the mediterranean regions of the Iberian peninsula, southern France, the Italic peninsula, the large Tyrrhenian islands, the Hellenic peninsula, the southern Balkan peninsula, North Africa, and their zones of transition to adjacent climatic zones. Formations physiognomically dominated by tall Populus alba and/or Populus nigra are listed here. The poplars may, however, be absent or sparse in some associations which are then dominated by Fraxinus angustifolia, Ulmus minor and/or Salix spp. Such ensembles are listed under units T14111 or T144. The poplar forests are usually the tall ligneous vegetation belt closest to the water in riverside catenas.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T142 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Fraxinus angustifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Populus alba | Flowering Plants | |
Populus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
Salix alba | Flowering Plants | |
Ulmus minor | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.31 | Mediterranean riparian Populus forests | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.31 | Mediterranean riparian Populus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.31 | Mediterranean riparian Populus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.31 | Mediterranean riparian Populus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.31 | Mediterranean riparian Populus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.31 | Mediterranean riparian Populus forests | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.51 | Mediterranean riparian poplar forests | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.61 | Mediterranean riparian poplar forests | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.61 | Mediterranean riparian poplar forests | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 44.61 | same | ||
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 44.61 | same | ||
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 44.61 | same |