Balkan Pinus sylvestris mire woods

English name: Balkan Scots pine mire woods

Description (English)

Isolated relict Scots pine mire woods of the Balkan peninsula, often with Picea abies and Betula pubescens and a sometimes species-rich cortège of fen, bog or transition mire species, including sphagna and cottonsedges.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.E3
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.E)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Picea abies
Flowering Plants Betula pubescens
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Picea abies Conifers
Betula pubescens Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 44.A22 Balkan Scots pine mire woods source
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.2. Coniferous forest n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.E3 Balkan Pinus sylvestris mire woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.E3 Balkan Pinus sylvestris mire woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G3.E3 Balkan Pinus sylvestris mire woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G3.E3 Balkan Pinus sylvestris mire woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G3.E3 Balkan Pinus sylvestris mire woods same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 44.A22 Balkan Scots pine mire woods same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 44.A22 Balkan Scots pine mire woods same
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