EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G3 - Coniferous woodland > G3.1 - Abies and Picea woodland

Abies and Picea woodland

English name: Fir and spruce woodland

Description (English)

Woodland dominated by Abies or Picea.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G3.1
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Moesian silver fir forests	91BA	Wider	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Holy Cross fir forest (Abietetum polonicum)	91P0	Wider
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Hellenic beech forests with Abies borisii-regis	9270	Overlap
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)	9410	Wider
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Southern Apennine Abies alba forests	9510	Wider
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Abies pinsapo forests	9520	Wider

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	42.1	Western Palaearctic fir forests	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	42.2	Western Palaearcic orogenous spruce forests	narrower
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.2.	Coniferous forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	08	Mixed spruce and fir forest	narrower
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993	A121	Woodland: coniferous, semi-natural	overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.5	Forêts de tourbières	overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	6.6	Forêts de cônifères d'altitude	narrower
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	2117500	Smrekové lesy zamokrené	n/a
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996	2117200	Jedlové a jedlovo-smrekové lesy	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.1	Abies and Picea woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.1	Abies and Picea woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.1	Abies and Picea woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.1	Abies and Picea woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G3.1	Abies and Picea woodland	same

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