Riverine Fraxinus - Alnus woodland, wet at high but not at low water

English name: Riverine ash - alder woodland, wet at high but not at low water

Description (English)

Riparian forests of Fraxinus excelsior and Alnus glutinosa, sometimes Alnus incana, of middle European and northern Iberian lowland or hill watercourses, on soils periodically inundated by the annual rise of the river level, but otherwise well-drained and aerated during low-water; they differ from riparian alder woods within units G1.41 and G1.52 by the strong representation in the dominated layers of forest species not able to grow in permanently waterlogged soils.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.21
Bern Convention Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Alnus glutinosa
Flowering Plants Alnus incana
Flowering Plants Fraxinus excelsior
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Alnus glutinosa Flowering Plants
Alnus incana Flowering Plants
Fraxinus excelsior Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 44.3 Middle European stream ash-alder woods source
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.1. Broad-leaved forest n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment 23 Flood plain (alluvial and riverine) forests wider
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 2.2.3.7 Mixed deciduous forest with alder rich in herbs n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 2.2.3.4 Ash forest n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 6.1.4 Frênaie humide same
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 L2.2 ÚDOLNÍ JASANOVO-OLŠOVÉ LUHY (Ash-alder alluvial forests) same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.21 Riverine Fraxinus - Alnus woodland, wet at high but not at low water same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.21 Riverine Fraxinus - Alnus woodland, wet at high but not at low water same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G1.21 Riverine Fraxinus - Alnus woodland, wet at high but not at low water same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G1.21 Riverine Fraxinus - Alnus woodland, wet at high but not at low water same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G1.21 Riverine Fraxinus-Alnus woodland, wet at high but not at low water same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G1.41 Riverine ash-alder woodland, wet at high but not at low water same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 44.3 Middle European stream ash-alder woods same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 44.3 Middle European stream ash-alder woods same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 44.3   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 44.3   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 44.3   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 44.3   same
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