44.331 - Central European slow river floodplain woods

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Central European riverine and floodplain woods of valleys of lowland, often small, slow and even-flowing rivers, usually dominated by Fraxinus excelsior and/or Alnus glutinosa, sometimes with Picea abies, Quercus robur, Fagus sylvatica, with a rich undergrowth of tall herbs and shrubs. They may extend far into the floodplain, becoming progressively richer in Quercus robur and Carpinion species away from the stream or from lowlying areas.

Bibliography

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Oberdorfer, 1953, 1990; Ellenberg, 1963, 1988; Horvat & al., 1974; Westhoff and den Held, 1975; Yon and Tendron, 1981; Carbiener, 1983.