37.2 - Eutrophic humid grasslands

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Meadows developed on moderately to very nutrient-rich, alluvial or fertilized, wet or damp soils, often inundated at least in winter, and relatively lightly mowed or grazed, in deciduous forest and steppe zones of Eurasia. They form a transition between the mesophile meadows, the oligotrophic humid grasslands and the small sedge and large sedge communities. They include a large number of distinctive and often species-rich communities, many of which harbour specialized, rare and threatened species of plants and animals.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Molinio-Arrhenatheretea p.: Molinietalia caeruleae p.: Calthion palustris (Bromion racemosi), Deschampsion cespitosae, Juncion acutiflori, Cnidion dubii; Calamagrostetea langsdorffii p.; Agrostietea stoloniferae p.: Agrostietalia stoloniferae p.: Agropyro-Rumicion p.

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)

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