Riverine Fraxinus - Alnus 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 |
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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 | Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) | 91E0 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
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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Alnus glutinosa | Flowering Plants | |
Alnus incana | Flowering Plants | |
Fraxinus excelsior | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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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 |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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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 |