In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

Springs ecosystems are globally abundant, geomorphologically diverse, and bio‐culturally
productive, but are highly imperiled by anthropogenic activities. More than a century of …

Abstract Aim The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for
European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that …

Aim The first comprehensive checklist of European phytosociological alliances, orders and
classes (EuroVegChecklist) was published by Mucina et al.(2016, Applied Vegetation …

Understanding large‐scale drivers of biodiversity in palustrine wetlands is challenging due
to the combined effects of macroclimate and local edaphic conditions. In boreal and …

Aims To create a comprehensive, consistent and unequivocal phytosociological
classification of European marsh vegetation of the class Phragmito‐Magnocaricetea …

Abstract Aim Vegetation types of Mediterranean thermophilous pine forests dominated by
Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster and Pinus pinea were studied in various …

Aims Although many phytosociological studies have provided detailed local and regional
descriptions of coastal dune vegetation, a unified classification of this vegetation in Europe …

The class Montio-Cardaminetea includes vegetation of springs with constant water flow.
These habitats, which function as islands for highly specialized and sensitive biota, are …

Northern mires (fens and bogs) have significant climate feedbacks and contribute to
biodiversity, providing habitats to specialized biota. Many studies have found drying and …