Riparian forests

These forests represents a true arboreal ecotone between terrestrial and aquatic environments. They occur along river banks and lake shores, as well as also along ditches in more anthropogenic habitats. Elm, common alder and ash are amongst the commonest tree species in this humid and highly productive habitat type.

The butterflies present in riparian forests are typically associated with encroached habitats or the dominant tree species. Some of the commonest species include Limenitis camilla, Pararge aegeria, Celastrina argiolus, Pieris napi and Polygonia c-album.

Species that have been found in the habitat within the CBMS network are shown in descending order of preference. The Highlights tab indicates those species with ≥ 5% of their total abundance (standardized to 100 m) concentrated in that habitat. The Species List tab displays a table with the percent density of each species in the habitat (compared to the rest of the CBMS habitat types). Transects shows in descending order the percentage cover of this habitat type for each itinerary in the CBMS network, with the number of botanical characterizations available in the Years column. The Communities tab lists the CORINE codes and names of the plant communities that have been included in this habitat type. This table also gives the area (in m²) occupied by each plant community in the network as a whole.

• Highlights (23)
• Species (102)
• Transects (85)
• CORINE communities (15)

Illustrations by Richard Lewington from Tolman & Lewington (1997) Butterflies of Britain and Europe, translated and published in Spanish by Lynx Edicions.

References

• Bueno, D., Ballesteros, E., Masalles, R.M., Martí, E., 2013. Atles dels Ecosistemes dels Països Catalans. Història Natural dels Països Catalans v.13. Enciclopèdia Catalana