EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > C - Inland surface waters > C1 - Surface standing waters > C1.2 - Permanent mesotrophic lakes, ponds and pools > C1.24 - Rooted floating vegetation of mesotrophic waterbodies > C1.241 - Floating broad-leaved carpets > C1.2416 - Nelumbo nucifera beds

Nelumbo nucifera beds

English name: Sacred lotus beds

Description (English)

Formations of Nelumbo nucifera, occurring in the Volga delta and from the south Caspian lowlands to the Far East, with a naturalised population in Romania.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code C1.2416
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 Nelumbo nucifera

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Nelumbo nucifera		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	22.4316	Sacred lotus beds	source
CORINE Land Cover	5.1.2.	Water bodies	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	C1.2416	Nelumbo nucifera beds	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	C1.2416	Nelumbo nucifera beds	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	C1.241	Nelumbo nucifera beds	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	22.4316	Sacred lotus beds	same

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