Cold siliceous screes
English name:
Cold siliceous screes
Description (English)
Noncalcareous screes of the mountains and uplands of the boreal zone, developed on siliceous substrates including basic to ultrabasic igneous or metamorphic substrates. Included are the screes of northern Europe including Iceland.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H2.1 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allosuro-Athyrion alpestris Nordhagen 1943 | Boreo-alpine and arctic vegetation on siliceous moist solifluction screes of Scandinavia, Svalbard and Greenland | Allosuro-Athyrion alpestris Nordhagen 1936; Ranunculo acris-Anthoxanthion Gjaerevoll 1956; Cryptogrammo crispi-Athryrion distentifolii Nordhagen 1943 nom. mut. propos.; Cryptogrammo-Athyrion alpestris Nordhagen 1936 nom. mut. propos. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Antitrichio-Rhodiolion roseae Hadac 1971 | Artic herb-rich communities on damp coarse gravels and deep humus-rich pelagonic soils on siliceous substrates of Iceland | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Ranunculo-Oxyrion didynae Nordhagen 1943 | Vegetation of base-rich water-saturated solifluction herb-rich snowfields from alpine belt of Scandinavia and middle arctic zone | Saxifrago-Ranunculion nivalis (Nordhagen 1943) Dierßen 1984; Saxifrago stellaris-Oxyrion digynae Gjaerevoll 1956; Luzulion arcuatae Elvebakk 1985; Ranunculo-Oxyrion digynae Nordhagen 1936; Saxifrago stellaris-Oxyrion digynae Gjaerevoll 1950 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 61.61 | Boreo-Atlantic and arcto-Atlantic screes | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.3b | Alpine Lady's Mantle-Thymus arcticus variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.2 | Rock Speedwell type rich in bushes | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.4 | Bog Bilberry type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.5 | Thrift-Moss Campion type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.1 | Rock Speedwell type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.3a | Alpine Mouse-ear-Viviparous fescue variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.6 | Roseroot-Moss Campion type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 7.1.4.7 | Dwarf Willow type | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | I121 | Natural rock exposure: scree, acid/neutral | overlap |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H2.1 | Cold siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H2.1 | Cold siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H2.1 | Cold siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H2.1 | Boreal siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H2.1 | Boreal siliceous screes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H2.1 | Boreo-alpine siliceous screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 61.61 | Boreal siliceous screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 61.61 | Boreal siliceous screes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 61.61 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 61.61 | same |
