Water-fringing large sedge communities

General Information Species Photos Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

C3.29

Description:

Beds of large sedges [Carex rostrata], [Carex acuta], [Carex riparia], [Carex elata] in the littoral zone of freshwaters. Note that large sedge formations developed on moist soils, not inundated during most of the year, are included in D5.21.

References:

ILE SAS, 2005 Kagalou I., E. Papastergiadou, G. Tsimarakis & D. Petridis, 2003 Zaimes G. N., V. Iakovoglou, D. Emmanouloudis & D. Gounaridis, 2010 S. R. Gradstein and J. H. Smittenberg, 1977 Georgiadis Th., Dimitrelos G., Theocharopoulos M., Chochliouros S., Verios G., Lambada S.,. Ceramonte M., 2000

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Carex riparia Curtis	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex rostrata Stokes, 1787	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex elata All., 1785	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex acuta Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Phalacrocorax pygmeus (Pallas, 1773)

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
GR2310009		GR2310009	Limnes Trichonida kai Lisimachia