EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019
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C -
Inland surface waters
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C1 -
Surface standing waters
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C1.6 -
Temporary lakes, ponds and pools
Temporary lakes, ponds and pools
English name:
Temporary lakes, ponds and pools
Description (English)
Freshwater lakes, ponds, pools, or parts of such freshwater bodies that become periodically dry, with their associated animal and algal pelagic and benthic communities. Habitats of the dry phase are listed under C3.5, C3.6 and 3.7.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code C1.6 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Turloughs | 3180 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobelion dortmannae Vanden Berghen 1964 | Temperate-boreal amphibious Lobelia and Isoëtes communities of nutrient-poor standing waters of oceanic Europe | Littorellion uniflorae Koch ex Tx. 1937; Lobelio dortmannae-Isoëtion Pietsch 1965; Lobelio-Isoëtion Pietsch 1966; Myriophyllo alternifolii-Lobelion dortmannae Tx. et Dierßen in Dierßen 1972; Ranunculion reptantis Tx. et al. in Dierßen 1972 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Subularion aquaticae Hadac 1971 | Vegetation of Subularia- and Isoëtes-rich amphibious communities of oceanic North Europe and mountain areas of Central Europe and Central Balkans | Isoëtion lacustris Nordhagen 1936; Subulario-Isoëtion Pietsch 1977; Subulario aquaticae-Isoëtion echinospori Pietsch 1977 corr. Rivas-Mart. et G. Navarro 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Cicendion (Rivas Goday in Rivas Goday et Borja 1961) Br.-Bl. 1967 | Pioneer ephemeral vegetation herb-rich of oligotrophic temporarily flooded depressions of Western Mediterranean | Eu-Nanocyperion flavescentis (Koch 1926) Rivas Goday in Rivas Goday et Borja 1961 p.p.; Cicendio-Solenopsion laurentiae S. Brullo et Minissalle 1998 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Littorellion uniflorae Koch ex Klika 1935 | Vegetation of amphibious plants in fluctuating shallow oligothrophic and mesotrophic waters of temperate and boreal Europe | Apio-Pilularion globuliferae Schoof van Pelt 1973; Elatini-Eleocharition acicularis Pietsch 1965; Eleocharition acicularis Pietsch 1965; Eleocharition acicularis Pietsch 1966; Eleocharition acicularis Pietsch 1967; Eleocharition acicularis Pietsch ex Dierßen 1975; Eu-Littorellion uniflorae (Koch 1926) Pietsch 1977; Littorellion Sauer 1937; Littorellion uniflorae Koch 1926; Littorellion uniflorae Malcuit 1929 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Agrostion salmanticae Rivas Goday 1958 | Pioneer ephemeral vegetation on acid sands in hollows (vallicares) of northwestern Iberian Peninsula | Pre-Isoëtion Rivas Goday 1956; Agrostion pourretii Rivas Goday 1958 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Isoëtion Br.-Bl. 1935 | Pioneer ephemeral quillwort vegetation of temporary pools and seaonally wet depressions of Mediterranean | Antinorio agrostideae-Isoetion velatae de Foucault 1988; Isoëtion duriei Br.-Bl. 1935 corr. O. de Bolòs et al. 1990; Isoëtion Br.-Bl. 1931; Serapiadion Aubert et Loisel 1972; Serapiadion cordigero-linguae de Foucault 2012; Isoëtion velatae Br.-Bl. 1935 corr. Rivas Goday 1970; Ophioglosso lusitanici-Isoëtion histricis de Foucault 1988; Crassulo vaillantii-Lythrion borysthenici de Foucault 1988 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Lythrion tribracteati Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. ex Rivas Goday 1970 | Pioneer ephemeral vegetation in long-lasting temporary summer pools of inland Iberian Peninsula | Lythrion tribracteati Rivas Goday et Rivas-Mart. 1963 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Preslion cervinae Br.-Bl. ex Moor 1936 | Pioneer ephemeral vegetation of temporary pools on sandy soils of Central Mediterranean | Menthion cervinae Br.-Bl. ex Moor 1936 nom. mut. propos.; Preslion cervinae Br.-Bl. 1931 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Rorippion islandicae Béguin et Theurillat ined. | Pioneer vegetation of cryoturbated loamy-sandy edges of high-altitude shallow oligotrophic glacial lakes inundated by snow-melt of Alps | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Ranunculion aquatilis Passarge 1964 | Vegetation of crosswort rooted macrophyte communities of shallow stagnant freshwaters temperate Europe | Lemno-Callitrichion Passarge 1992; Lemno-Callitrichion Passarge 1996; Ranunculion peltati Schaminée et al. 1990; Batrachion aquatilis Passarge 1964 nom. mut. propos.; Callitricho-Batrachion Den Hartog et Segal 1964 p.p. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Hyperico elodis-Sparganion Br.-Bl. et Tx. ex Oberd. 1957 | Vegetation of amphibious plants in shallow mesotrophic waters on organic substrates in Atlantic region of Europe | Samolo valerandi-Baldellion ranunculoidis Schaminée et Westhoff in Schaminée et al. 1992; Hydrocotylo vulgaris-Baldellion ranunculoidis Tx. et Dierßen in Dierßen 1975; Eleocharition multicaulis Vanden Berghen 1969; Helodo-Sparganion Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1943 (orig. form); Hypericion elodis T. Müller et Görs 1960; Hyperico-Juncion bulbosi Pietsch 1971; Hyperico-Juncion bulbosi Segal 1968; Juncion bulbosi Segal 1968; Littorello-Eleocharition multicaulis Sjögren 1973; Hydrocotylo vulgaris-Baldellion ranunculoidis Tx. et Dierßen in Dierßen 1973 (sensu Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011: 179); Elodo palustris-Sparganion Br.-Bl. et Tx. ex Oberd. 1957; Baldellion repentis (Schaminée et Westhoff in Schaminée et al. 1992) Pietsch 1995 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Deschampsion litoralis Oberd. et Dierßen in Dierßen 1975 | Pioneer vegetation of dry upper littoral of large low-altitude glacial lakes northern and southern rims of Alps | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 62.34 | Rock pavement and slab pools | overlap |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 22.2 | Temporary freshwater bodies | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 5.1.2. | Water bodies | not defined |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 04.03.02 | Temporary pools: freshwater pools | narrower |
| HELCOM Baltic Sea Marine and Coastal Biotopes 1998 | 04.03 | Temporary pools (incl. rock pools etc.) | narrower |
| Ramsar Wetland Types | P | Seasonal/intermittent freshwater lakes (over 8ha) | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | A21 | Ranunculus baudotii community | overlap |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | M30 | Related vegetation of seasonally-inundated habitats | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 1.1.0.2 | Eau peu profonde (incl. mares temporaires) | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | C1.6 | Temporary lakes, ponds and pools | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | C1.6 | Temporary lakes, ponds and pools (wet phase) | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | C1.6 | Temporary lakes, ponds and pools (wet phase) | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | C1.6 | Temporary lakes, ponds and pools (wet phase) | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | C1.2 | Water column of temporary standing waters | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | C1.2 | Temporary standing waters | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 22.2 | Temporary freshwater bodies | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 22.2 | Temporary freshwater bodies | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 22.2 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 22.2 | same |
