Early-stage natural and semi-natural woodlands and regrowth

English name: Early-stage natural and semi-natural woodlands and regrowth

Description (English)

Early stages of woodland regrowth or newly-colonizing woodland composed predominantly of young individuals of high-forest species that are still less than 5 m in height. Includes young native woodland replanted with indigenous trees and naturally-colonizing stands of non-native trees.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G5.6
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Name Definition Other names Reference
Sambuco racemosae-Salicion capreae Tx. et Neumann ex Oberd. 1957 Seral elder and willow scrub of nutrient-rich mull soils of forest clearings of Central Europe Avenello-Betulion pendulae Passarge 1978; Sambuco nigrae-Salicion capreae Tx. et Neumann in Tx. 1950; Sambuco racemosae-Salicion capreae Tx. et Neumann in Tx. 1950 Schaminee et al, 2012

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.4. Transitional woodland shrub n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment ? Not found in FTBA classification not defined
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) 2 Coniferous woodland overlap
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) 1 Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 5.2 Mégaphorbiaies, coupes forestières narrower
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 2140000 Lesný okraj n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G5.6 Early-stage natural and semi-natural woodlands and regrowth same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G5.6 Early-stage natural and semi-natural woodlands and regrowth same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G5.6 Early-stage natural and semi-natural woodlands and regrowth same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G5.6 Early-stage natural and semi-natural woodlands and regrowth same
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