Atlantic [Quercus petraea] woods

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Common name:

Atlantic sessile oak woods

Habitat code:

G1.83

Description:

Acidophilous [Quercus petraea] woods of the British Isles, with low, low-branched, trees, with many ferns, mosses, lichens and evergreen bushes; the herb layer is formed by the group of [Deschampsia flexuosa].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., 1784	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Deschampsia flexuosa (Linnaeus, 1753) Trin., 1836	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
Bern Convention 1996	Acidophilous oak forests	41.5

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
G1.831	Irish sessile oak woods	Irish sessile oak woods
G1.832	British sessile oak woods	British sessile oak woods

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
800000252	800000252	CARAGH LOUGH
800000553	800000553	WICKLOW HILLS AND POULAPHOUCA RESERVOIR
800000584	800000584	LETTERSHINNA-CASHEL COMPLEX
800000592	800000592	LOOSCAUNAGH BOG
800000253	800000253	CARAGH RIVER CATCHMENT
800000508	800000508	HARE ISLAND AND SHORE