Alpine riverine Carex maritima (Carex incurva) swards
Description (English)
Rare pioneer communities of the edges of glacier-fed streams and moraines of the subalpine and alpine levels of the central Alps, dominated by Carex maritima (Carex juncifolia, Carex incurva), with Carex bicolor, Carex atrofusca, Juncus arcticus.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code Q457 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carex maritima
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carex maritima | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | D4.22 | Alpine riverine Carex maritima (Carex incurva) swards | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D4.22 | Alpine riverine Carex maritima (Carex incurva) swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D4.22 | Alpine riverine Carex maritima (Carex incurva) swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D4.22 | Alpine riverine Carex maritima (Carex incurva) swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D4.22 | Alpine riverine Carex maritima (Carex incurva) swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D4.22 | Alpine riverine Carex maritima (Carex incurva) swards | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D4.22 | Alpine riverine curved sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 54.32 | Alpine riverine curved sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 54.32 | Alpine riverine curved sedge swards | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 54.32 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 54.32 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 54.32 | same |
