Carpathian travertine fen with halophytes
Short-sedge fens developed on active travertine springs fed by extremely mineral-rich groundwater coming from deep aquifers upwards along Tertiary faults. They have conserved ancient species composition that combines plant and animal (e.g. snails and ostracods) specialists dwelling in short-sedge calcareous fens of temperate Europe (Eleocharis quinqueflora, Parnassia palustris, Pinguicula vulgaris, Primula farinosa, Schoenus ferrugineus and Pupilla alpicola) with halophytic species (Centaurium littorale subsp. uliginosum, Glaux maritima, Plantago maritima subsp. salsa, Scorzonera parviflora and Triglochin maritima) and Trichophorum pumilum, a rare glacial relict of low-productive tundra, fen and salt marsh habitats. Many of these species have isolated relict populations in this habitat. Their species composition is similar to halophytic fens of the southern Siberian high-mountain regions which are climatically analogous to the European full glacial period. The habitat is endemic to the Inner Western Carpathian basins. Most of the localities were destroyed in the past.
Código Eunis 2021: Q46
Especies características
Diagnósticas
Blysmus compressus, Bryum neodamense, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Campyliadelphus elodes, Campylium stellatum, Carex davalliana, Carex distans, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex panicea, Centaurium littorale, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Epipactis palustris, Equisetum variegatum, Juncus articulatus, Odontites vulgaris, Parnassia palustris, Pedicularis palustris, Pinguicula vulgaris, Plantago maritima, Polygala amarella, Primula farinosa, Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. glaucus, Schoenus ferrugineus, Scorpidium revolvens, Taraxacum sect. Palustria, Tofieldia calyculata, Tomentypnum nitens, Trichophorum pumilum, Triglochin maritima, Triglochin palustris, Valeriana dioica,Dominantes
Campylium stellatum, Scorpidium revolvens, Trichophorum pumilum,Constantes
Achillea millefolium, Agrostis stolonifera, Aneura pinguis, Blysmus compressus, Briza media, Bryum pseudotriquetrum, Calliergonella cuspidata, Campyliadelphus elodes, Campylium stellatum, Carex davalliana, Carex distans, Carex flacca, Carex flava, Carex hostiana, Carex lepidocarpa, Carex nigra, Carex panicea, Centaurium littorale, Cirsium palustre, Deschampsia cespitosa, Eleocharis quinqueflora, Epipactis palustris, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum variegatum, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum latifolium, Eupatorium cannabinum, Festuca rubra, Frangula alnus, Glaux maritima, Juncus articulatus, Lotus tenuis, Lythrum salicaria, Menyanthes trifoliata, Molinia caerulea, Odontites vulgaris, Parnassia palustris, Pedicularis palustris, Pinguicula vulgaris, Plantago maritima, Polygala amarella, Potentilla erecta, Primula farinosa, Ranunculus acris, Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. glaucus, Schoenus ferrugineus, Scorpidium revolvens, Succisa pratensis, Taraxacum sect. Palustria, Tofieldia calyculata, Tomentypnum nitens, Trichophorum pumilum, Trifolium pratense, Triglochin maritima, Triglochin palustris, Valeriana dioica,Correspondencia con códigos EUNIS 2012
Tipo de relación | Código EUNIS 2012 |
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= | D6.14 |
Hábitats de la Directiva Hábitats asociados
Tipo de relación | Hábitat del Anexo I de la Directiva Hábitats |
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< | 7230. Turberas bajas alcalinas |