Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

[Scirpus lacustris] beds

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Common name:
Common clubrush ([Scirpus]) beds
Habitat code:
C3.22
Description:

Communities of the margins of Palaearctic lakes, rivers and brooks dominated by [Scirpus lacustris], intolerant of drying, tolerant of water circulation, and thus forming the outer belts of reedbeds.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Pavlides G., 1997 Koumpli-Sovantzi, L., Vallianatou, I. and Yannitsaros, A, 1997
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Sparganium emersum Rehmann, 1871
Alisma plantago-aquatica Linnaeus, 1753
Scirpus lacustris Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Lythrum salicaria Linnaeus, 1753
Solanum dulcamara Linnaeus, 1753
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steudel, 1841
Carex pseudocyperus Linnaeus, 1753
Phalacrocorax pygmeus (Pallas, 1773)
Lutra lutra Linnaeus, 1758
Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758
Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758
Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758
Bombina bombina (Linnaeus, 1761)
Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Palaemonetes antennarius (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Unio crassus Retzius, 1788
Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Natrix tessellata (Laurenti, 1768)
Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764)
Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832
Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii (Payraudeau, 1826)
Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00010036 A00010036 AMVRAKIKOS KOLPOS
A00010013 GR1260008-1 LIMNI KERKINI - OROS KROUSIA
A00010092 GR1240004 LIMNI AGRA