Fjell fields and other freeze-thaw features with very sparse or no vegetation
English name:
Fjell fields and other freeze-thaw features with very sparse or no vegetation
Description (English)
Bare or very sparsely vegetated terrain in which freeze-thaw cycles result in patterned ground with much rock debris. Excludes moss- and lichen-dominated fjell-field (E4.2).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H5.1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerastio arctici-Saxifragion cernuae H. Hartmann ex Mucina all. nov. hoc loco | Cophorphilous plant communities of ruderal sites and bird cliffs of Spitsbergen | Cerastio arctici-Saxifragion cernuae H. Hartmann 1980 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Papaverion dahliani Hofmann 1968 | Polar desets of Arctic Ocean archipelagos | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Epilobio angustifolii-Tripleurospermion hookeri Ishbirdin, Ishbirdina et Khusainov 1996 | Anthropogenic communities of disturbed soils characterised by cryoturbation and solifluction of Arctic northern Russia | Chamerio-Matricarion hookeri Ishbirdin, Ishbirdina et Khusainov 1996; Chamerio-Betulion nanae Khusainov et al. 1989; Matricario hookeri-Poion alpigenae Cherosov 1991; Poo alpigenae-Descurainion sophioides Pestryakov et al. 1992 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Cochleariopsion groenlandicae Hadac 1989 | Therophyte-rich communities of disturbed soils with cryoturbation and solifluction of Spitzbergen | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 3 | Glaciers, rochers, éboulis, graviers | wider |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H5.1 | Fjell fields and other freeze-thaw features with very sparse or no vegetation | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H5.1 | Fjell fields and other freeze-thaw features with very sparse or no vegetation | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H5.1 | Fjell fields and other freeze-thaw features with very sparse or no vegetation | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H5.1 | Fjell fields and other freeze-thaw features with very sparse or no vegetation | same |
