Western Pontic poplar galleries

English name: Western Pontic poplar galleries

Description (English)

Poplar galleries of the western Pontic steppe region of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova, and of adjacent Getic valleys, dominated by Populus alba, Populus nigra, Populus canescens, developed along sandy strips of river flood plains.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.361
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.3)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Populus alba
Flowering Plants Populus canescens
Flowering Plants Populus nigra
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Populus alba Flowering Plants
Populus canescens Flowering Plants
Populus nigra Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 44.661 Western Pontic poplar galleries source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.361 Western Pontic poplar galleries same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.361 Western Pontic poplar galleries same
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