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Acidophilous [Quercus]-dominated woodland

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English name Acidophilous oak-dominated woodland Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   G1.8 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Forests of [Quercus robur] or [Quercus petraea] on acid soils with an herb layer mostly constituted by the ecological groups of [Deschampsia flexuosa], [Vaccinium myrtillus], [Pteridium aquilinum], [Lonicera periclymenum], [Holcus mollis], and of [Maianthemum bifolium], [Convallaria majalis], [Hieracium sabaudum], [Hypericum pulchrum], [Luzula pilosa], and the mosses [Polytrichum formosum] and [Leucobryum glaucum].

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 G1.8 Acidophilous [Quercus]-dominated woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.8 Acidophilous [Quercus]-dominated woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G1.8 Acidophilous [Quercus]-dominated woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G1.8 Acidophilous [Quercus]-dominated woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G1.8 Acidophilous [Quercus]-[Betula] woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G1.8 Neutral and acid woodland often with oak same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 41.5 Acidophilous oak forests same
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.1. Broad-leaved forest n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment 09 Mixed oak forest overlap
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 A111 Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural overlap
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 1 Upland oakwood overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 6.3.6 Chênaie acidophile narrower
  G Woodland, forest and other wooded land Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  G1 Broadleaved deciduous woodland Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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