Nemoral bare peat communities
Description (English)
Highly constant pioneer communities of humid exposed peat or, sometimes, sand, of nemoral Atlantic and sub-Atlantic regions of the Palaearctic domaine, with Rhynchospora alba, Rhynchospora fusca, Drosera intermedia, Drosera rotundifolia, Lycopodiella inundata, forming on stripped areas of blanket bogs or raised bogs, but also on naturally seep- or frost-eroded areas of wet heaths and bogs, in flushes and in the fluctuation zone of oligotrophic pools with sandy, slightly peaty substratum. These communities are similar, and closely related, to those of shallow bog hollows (unit Q11122) and of transition mires (unit Q257). They are often associated with wet heaths of unit S41 or Myrica gale scrubs of unit Q436.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q25H1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Ferns
Lycopodiella inundata
Flowering Plants
Drosera intermedia
Flowering Plants
Drosera rotundifolia
Flowering Plants
Myrica gale
Flowering Plants
Rhynchospora alba
Flowering Plants
Rhynchospora fusca
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Lycopodiella inundata | Ferns | |
| Drosera intermedia | Flowering Plants | |
| Drosera rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Myrica gale | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhynchospora alba | Flowering Plants | |
| Rhynchospora fusca | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D2.3H1 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D2.3H1 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D2.3H1 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D2.3H1 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D2.3H1 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D2.3H1 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D3.1H1 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.61 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.61 | Nemoral bare peat communities | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.61 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.61 | same |
