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Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets

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English name Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   D1.212 Level   5
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Waterlogged pool edges and bog surfaces of Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bogs marked by a scarcity of graminoids and shrubs, and a resulting physiognomic prominence of the sphagna, [Sphagnum magellanicum] or [Sphagnum papillosum], [Sphagnum rubellum], [Sphagnum cuspidatum], [Sphagnum auriculatum], [Sphagnum palustre], at times, particularly in Ireland, with [Zygogonium] algae deposits, often with [Drosera anglica], [Drosera rotundifolia], [Menyanthes trifoliata].

Source

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

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D1.212 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D1.212 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 D1.212 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 D1.212 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 D1.212 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 D1.212 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 52.12 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 52.12 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 52.12 Hiberno-Britannic lowland blanket bog sphagnum carpets same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 52.12   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 52.12   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 52.12   same
CORINE Land Cover 4.1.2. Peatbogs n/a
  D Mires, bogs and fens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  D1 Raised and blanket bogs Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  D1.2 Blanket bogs    Ancestor
  D1.21 Hyperoceanic low-altitude blanket bogs, typically with dominant [Trichophorum]    Parent
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