Rhodopide Mediterranean poplar galleries

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Common name:

Habitat code:

G1.3155

Description:

Riparian poplar-rich or poplar-dominated galleries of the lower courses of the Maritza, Tundja, Mesta, Struma and other streams cutting through the Rhodopide system and opening to Mediterranean climate regimes, with [Populus alba], [Populus canescens] and/or [Populus nigra] accompanied by [Ulmus minor], [Alnus glutinosa], [Platanus orientalis], [Salix] spp., [Periploca graeca], [Cornus sanguinea], [Brachypodium sylvaticum].

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Periploca graeca Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., 1926	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cornus sanguinea Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Platanus orientalis Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Populus nigra Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Populus canescens (Aiton) Sm. Fl. brit., 1804	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Populus alba Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ulmus minor Mill., 1768	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Brachypodium sylvaticum (Hudson, 1762) Beauv., 1812	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Rhodopide Mediterranean poplar galleries

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00010202		GR1110008	PARAPOTAMIO DASOS EVROU (ORESTIADA)