Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies
English name:
Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies
Description (English)
Free-floating surface communities of more or less nutrient-rich waters, with for example Lemna minor, Spirodela polyrhiza, Wolffia arrhiza, Salvinia natans, Ceratophyllum submersum, Stratiotes aloides, and communities of Hydrocharition, Utricularion vulgaris, Lemnion gibbae and Lemnion minoris.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C1.32 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition -type vegetation | 3150 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Salvinia natans
Flowering Plants
Ceratophyllum submersum
Flowering Plants
Lemna minor
Flowering Plants
Spirodela polyrhiza
Flowering Plants
Stratiotes aloides
Flowering Plants
Wolffia arrhiza
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Salvinia natans | Ferns | |
| Ceratophyllum submersum | Flowering Plants | |
| Lemna minor | Flowering Plants | |
| Spirodela polyrhiza | Flowering Plants | |
| Stratiotes aloides | Flowering Plants | |
| Wolffia arrhiza | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 22.41 | Free-floating vegetation | wider |
| CORINE Land Cover | 5.1.2. | Water bodies | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 6.5.1.1 | Duckweed-type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | A2 | Lemna minor community | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | A1 | Lemna gibba community | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 1.1.3 | Eau avec végétation flottante libre | wider |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | V1 | MAKROFYTNÍ VEGETACE PŘIROZENĚ EUTROFNÍCH A MEZOTROFNÍCH STOJATÝCH VOD (Macrophyte vegetation of naturally eutrophic and mesotrophic still waters) | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C1.32 | Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 22.41 | Part of Free-floating vegetation | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 22.41 | Free-floating vegetation | wider |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 22.41 | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 22.41 | wider | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 22.41 | wider | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 22.41 | wider |
