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Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch [Salix herbacea] scrub
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| English name | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch dwarf willow scrub |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | F2.11 | Level | 4 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Acidophile or acidocline snow-patch and snowbed communities of the boreal and arcto-alpine mountains, dominated by dwarf willows. Creeping species dominate, adapted to the short growth season in areas covered by snow for up to eight to ten months. Typical species: [Salix herbacea], [Carex firma], [Dryas octopetala], [Salix retusa], [Aster alpinus] and [Carex sempervirens]. Endemic species are also often found.
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch [Salix herbacea] scrub | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch [Salix herbacea] scrub | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch [Salix herbacea] scrub | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.11 | Boreo-alpine acidocline snow-patch [Salix herbacea] scrub | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.11 | Boreo-Alpic acidocline snow-patch [Salix herbacea] scrub | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.11 | Boreo-Alpic acidocline snow patch dwarf willow scrub | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1112 | Alpic acid dwarf willow snow-patch communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1122 | Oroboreal moss-dwarf willow snowbed communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1112 | Alpic acid dwarf willow snow-patch communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 36.1122 | Oroboreal moss-dwarf willow snowbed communities | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1112 | Willow scrub parts of Alpic acid snow-patch communities (36.111) and Oroboreal acidocline snowbed communities (36.112) | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 36.1122 | Willow scrub parts of Alpic acid snow-patch communities (36.111) and Oroboreal acidocline snowbed communities (36.112) | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1112 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 36.1122 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1112 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 36.1122 | narrower | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 36.1112 | narrower | |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 1.3.1.1 | Mossy Mountain heather - Dwarf Willow type | n/a |
| National Vegetation Classification (UK) | U12 | [Salix herbacea]-[Racomitrium heterostichum] snow-bed | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.4.2 | Combe à neige acide | wider |
| F | Heathland, scrub and tundra |
Ancestor
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| F2 | Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub |
Ancestor
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| F2.1 | Subarctic and alpine dwarf willow scrub | Parent |
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