Broadleaved swamp woodland on acid peat

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Common name:

Habitat code:

G1.5

Description:

Broadleaved woodland on wet acid peat, dominated by [Betula pubescens] or rarely [Alnus glutinosa], sometimes with an admixture of conifers or shrubby [Salix] species. [Sphagnum] spp. are normally prominent in the ground vegetation.

References:

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Bryhnia novae-angliae (Sullivant & Lesquereux) Grout, 1898	Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., 1926	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Betula pubescens Ehrh., 1789	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carex acuta Linnaeus, 1753	Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000
Dryopteris corleyi Fraser-Jenk., 1982	Annex II species - habitat relation; source Unit of Vegetation Science, Lancaster, 2000

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods	9080

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
G1.52	Alder swamp woods on acid peat	[Alnus] swamp woods on acid peat
G1.51	Sphagnum birch woods	Sphagnum [Betula] woods

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
196469		196469	Krajinski park GoriÄko