EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G3 - Coniferous woodland > G3.4 - Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga > G3.44 - Spring heath Pinus sylvestris forests

Spring heath Pinus sylvestris forests

English name: Spring heath Scots pine forests

Description (English)

Mesophile, mostly calcicolous, Pinus sylvestris forests of the intermediate Alps, the inner Alps, the northern and southeastern outer Alps, with outposts in northern peri-Alpine areas, in the Jura and in the Carpathians, generally characterised by the presence of Erica herbacea.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G3.44
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus sylvestris

Flowering Plants Erica herbacea

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Pinus sylvestris		Conifers
Erica herbacea		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	42.54	Spring heath Scots pine forests	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.2.	Coniferous forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	?	Not found in FTBA classification	not defined
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.4.2	Pinède subcontinentale basophile	narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.4.1	Pinède subatlantique des pentes marneuses	narrower
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001	L8.3	PERIALPIDSKÉ HADCOVÉ BORY (Peri-Alpidic serpentine pine forests)	narrower
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	2116300	Smrekovo-smrekovcové lesy a travinné spolocenstvá	n/a
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	2116200	Smrekovo-borovicové lesy a ostrevkové spolocenstvá	n/a
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	2116000	Vápnomilné a reliktné borovicové lesy	n/a
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	2116100	Bukovo-borovicové lesy a ostrevkové spolocenstvá	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.44	Spring heath Pinus sylvestris forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.44	Spring heath Pinus sylvestris forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.44	Spring heath Pinus sylvestris forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.44	Spring heath Pinus sylvestris forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G3.44	Spring heath Pinus sylvestris forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G3.54	Spring heath Scots pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	42.54	Spring heath Scots pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	42.54	Spring heath Scots pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	42.54		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	42.54		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	42.54		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	42.54		same

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