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Charophyte submerged carpets in mesotrophic waterbodies

English name: Submerged carpets of stoneworts in mesotrophic waterbodies

Description (English)

Charophyte (genera Chara, Nitella, Tolypella, Nitellopsis, Lamprothamnium, Lychnothamnus) algal carpets of the bottom of unpolluted, oligotrophic to mesotrophic lakes and pools of the Palaearctic region.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code C1.25
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

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]

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	Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp	3140	Wider	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	22.44	Chandalier algae submerged carpets	wider
CORINE Land Cover	5.1.2.	Water bodies	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	6.3.3.2	Nitella type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	6.3.3.1	Chara type	n/a
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	G15	Standing water: marl	wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	1.1.1	Eau avec végétation immergée non vasculaire	wider
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001	V5	VEGETACE PAROŽNATEK (Charophycae vegetation)	wider

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C1.25	Charophyte submerged carpets in mesotrophic waterbodies	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C1.25	Charophyte submerged carpets in mesotrophic waterbodies	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	C1.25	Charophyte submerged carpets in mesotrophic waterbodies	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C1.25	Charophyte submerged carpets in mesotrophic waterbodies	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	22.44	Part of Chandalier algae submerged carpets	wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	22.44	Chandalier algae submerged carpets	wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	22.44		wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	22.44		wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	22.44		wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	22.44		wider

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