Eastern Baltic slow river floodplain forests
Description (English)
Riverine forests of slow, often small, lowland streams of northeastern Central Europe and northwestern Sarmatic Eastern Europe, east to the upper reaches of the Vistula, Neman, Dvina and other Baltic river basins, in eastern Poland, northern and western Belarus and the Baltic States, dominated by Fraxinus excelsior and Alnus glutinosa, sometimes with Betula spp. and Picea abies.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1-2134 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Picea abies
Flowering Plants
Alnus glutinosa
Flowering Plants
Fraxinus excelsior
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Picea abies | Conifers | |
| Alnus glutinosa | Flowering Plants | |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Not available
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.2134 | Eastern Baltic slow river floodplain woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.2134 | Eastern Baltic slow river floodplain woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.2134 | Eastern Baltic slow river floodplain woods | same |
