EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G1 - Broadleaved deciduous woodland > G1.1 - Riparian and gallery woodland, with dominant Alnus, Betula, Populus or Salix > G1.13 - Southern Alnus and Betula galleries

Southern Alnus and Betula galleries

English name: Southern alder and birch galleries

Description (English)

Riparian formations of Alnus glutinosa, locally of Alnus cordata or Betula spp. of the Mediterranean basin and of western Iberia, often with Fraxinus angustifolia and Osmunda regalis.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G1.13
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

Ferns Osmunda regalis

Flowering Plants Alnus cordata

Flowering Plants Alnus glutinosa

Flowering Plants Fraxinus angustifolia

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Osmunda regalis		Ferns
Alnus cordata		Flowering Plants
Alnus glutinosa		Flowering Plants
Fraxinus angustifolia		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	44.5	Southern alder and birch galleries	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

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G1.13	Southern Alnus and Betula galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G1.13	Southern Alnus and Betula galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G1.13	Southern Alnus and Betula galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G1.13	Southern Alnus and Betula galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G1.13	Southern Alnus and Betula galleries	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G1.13	Southern alder and birch galleries	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	44.5	Southern alder and birch galleries	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	44.5	Southern alder and birch galleries	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	44.5		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	44.5		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	44.5		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	44.5		same

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