Gravel bank thickets and woods
English name:
Gravel bank thickets and woods
Description (English)
Thickets or woods of, among others, Salix spp., Hippophae rhamnoides, Alnus spp., Betula spp., on stream gravels of mountain and northern boreal streams with an alpine, summer-high, flow regime. Vegetation includes communities of Salicion elaeagni.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F9.14 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F9.1) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 | Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos | 3240 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Hippophae rhamnoides
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Hippophae rhamnoides | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 24.224 | Gravel bank thickets and woods | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.3.6 | Saulaie buissonnante alluviale | narrower |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | K2.2 | VRBOVÉ KŘOVINY ŠTĚRKOVÝCH NÁPLAVŮ (Willow scrub of river gravel banks) | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F9.14 | Gravel bank thickets and woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F9.14 | Gravel bank thickets and woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F9.14 | Gravel bank thickets and woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F9.14 | Gravel bank thickets and woods | same |
