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Lime-rich oligotrophic vegetation of fast-flowing streams

English name: Lime-rich oligotrophic vegetation of fast-flowing streams

Description (English)

Euhydrophyte communities of Palaearctic streams poor in nutrients but rich in lime, characterized in particular by Potamogeton coloratus and Chara hispida or by tufa-forming mosses and algae.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code C2.26
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	Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation	3260	Not determined	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Potamogeton coloratus

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Potamogeton coloratus		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	24.42	Lime-rich oligotrophic river vegetation	wider
CORINE Land Cover	5.1.1.	Water courses	n/a
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	G25	Running water: marl	wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	1.2	Eaux courantes	wider
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001	V4	MAKROFYTNÍ VEGETACE VODNÍCH TOKŮ (Macrophyte vegetation of water streams)	wider

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C2.26	Lime-rich oligotrophic vegetation of fast-flowing streams	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C2.26	Lime-rich oligotrophic vegetation of fast-flowing streams	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	C2.26	Lime-rich oligotrophic vegetation of fast-flowing streams	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C2.26	Lime-rich oligotrophic vegetation of fast-flowing streams	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	24.42	Part of Lime-rich oligotrophic river vegetation	wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	24.42	Lime-rich oligotrophic river vegetation	wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	24.42		wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	24.42		wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	24.42		wider

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