EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > C - Inland surface waters > C1 - Surface standing waters > C1.2 - Permanent mesotrophic lakes, ponds and pools > C1.22 - Free-floating vegetation of mesotrophic waterbodies > C1.222 - Floating Hydrocharis morsus-ranae rafts

Floating Hydrocharis morsus-ranae rafts

English name: Floating frogbit rafts

Description (English)

Free-floating surface communities of Palaearctic waters rich in Hydrocharis morsus-ranae.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code C1.222
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

Flowering Plants Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	22.412	Frogbit rafts	source
CORINE Land Cover	5.1.2.	Water bodies	n/a
National Vegetation Classification (UK)	A4	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae-Stratiotes aloides community	narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	1.1.3	Eau avec végétation flottante libre	wider

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C1.222	Floating Hydrocharis morsus-ranae rafts	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C1.222	Floating Hydrocharis morsus-ranae rafts	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C1.221	Floating Hydrocharis morsus-ranae rafts	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	22.412	Frogbit rafts	same

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