Boreal bog conifer woodland
English name:
Boreal bog conifer woodland
Description (English)
Woods of Pinus spp. or Picea spp., sometimes mixed with Betula pubescens, colonizing bogs and fens in the boreal and boreonemoral zones.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G3.D |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
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 | Bog woodland | 91D0 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccinio uliginosi-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968 | Eurasian pine woodlands and related scrub communities of dwarf-shrub rich oligotrophic mires | Vaccinio uliginosi-Pinion sylvestris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Ledo-Pinion Tx. 1955 nom. invers. propos.; Oxycocco-Ledion palustris Nordhagen 1936; Piceo-Pinion uncinatae Tx. 1955; Pino-Ledion palustris Tx. 1955; Vaccinio uliginosi-Pinion sylvestris Vorobiov et al. 1997 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Eriophoro-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968 | Eurasian pine woodlands and related scrub communities of tussock-grass oligotrophic mires | Eriophoro-Pinion sylvestris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Eriophoro-Piceion abietis Passarge 1968 | Eurasian spruce woodlands and related scrub communities of tussock-grass rich oligotrophic mires | Eriophoro-Piceion abietis Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Empetro-Piceion obovatae Morozova et al. 2008 | Northeastern European taiga on long-frozen soils and permafrost | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Sphagnion medii Kästner et Flössner 1933 | Bogs of sub-continental and montane regions from mountain belt spanning mediterranean and boreal regions of Eurasia | Sphagnion magellanici Kästner et Flössner 1933 nom. mut. propos.; Calluno-Sphagnion fusci Tx. in Tx. et al. 1972; Eriophorion vaginati Krajina 1933; Eriophorion vaginati Krajina 1934; Sphagnion europaeum Schwickerath 1941; Sphagnion fusci Br.-Bl. 1926 nom. ambig. propos.; Sphagnion medio-fusci Malmer 1968; Vaginato-Sphagnion europaeum Duvigneaud 1949 (orig. form); Sphagno fallacis-Eriophorion vaginati Timmermann in Dengler et al. 2004 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Calamagrostio canescentis-Piceion abietis Solomeshch in Solomeshch et Grigorjev 1992 nom. inval. | Forested boreal spruce mires in Eastern Europe and Siberia | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 44.A | Birch and conifer mire woods | wider |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.2. | Coniferous forest | n/a |
| BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 20 | Minerotrophic mires incl swamp forest | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.D | Boreal bog conifer woodland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.D | Boreal bog conifer woodland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.D | Boreal bog conifer woodland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.D | Boreal bog conifer woodland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.D | Boreal bog conifer woodland | same |
