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Mount Etna [Betula] stands

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English name	Mount Etna birch stands

English name

Mount Etna birch stands

EUNIS habitat type code	G1.916	Level	5
Edition	EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Endemic [Betula aetnensis] formations of Mount Etna lavas, limited to the 1200-2000 metre level, mostly within the 1600-1750 metre range, at northern to eastern exposures. The accompanying cortège includes [Adenocarpus complicatus], [Genista aetnensis], [Juniperus hemisphaerica], [Festuca circummediterranea].

Source

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification	Code	Title	Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G1.916	Mount Etna [Betula] stands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G1.916	Mount Etna [Betula] stands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G1.916	Mount Etna [Betula] stands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G1.916	Mount Etna [Betula] stands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G1.916	Mount Etna [Betula] stands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G1.C6	Mount Etna birch stands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	41.B6	Mount Etna birch stands	source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	41.B6	Mount Etna birch stands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	41.B6	Mount Etna birch stands	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	41.B6		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	41.B6		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	41.B6		same
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.1.	Broad-leaved forest	n/a
	G	Woodland, forest and other wooded land	Ancestor
	G1	Broadleaved deciduous woodland	Ancestor
	G1.9	Non-riverine woodland with [Betula], [Populus tremula] or [Sorbus aucuparia]	Ancestor
	G1.91	[Betula] woodland not on marshy terrain	Parent

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