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Concept: Middle European black sedge rich fens in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/D4.161
Preferred label Middle European black sedge rich fens
Definition Weakly alkaline, neutral or slightly acid fen communities of the montane to subalpine belt of the Alps and the greater Hercynian ranges, in particular, the Black Forest, the Vosges and the Bohemian Quadrangle, and of neighbouring hills, dominated by [Carex nigra], accompanied by calciphile species, brown mosses and basiphile sphagna. They are transitional between the rich fen communities of unit 54.2 and the acidic fen communities of unit 54.4, in particular, of unit 54.421, closely related to the dioecious-yellow-flea sedge communities of units 54.253 and 54.256, of which some of them constitute facies. Similar [Carex nigra]-dominated or -rich stands occur in more Atlantic regions, in particular, of the British Isles; they are probably best treated as part of the regionally more prevalent unit 54.25.
Notation D4.161
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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