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Blanket bogs

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English name Blanket bogs Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   D1.2 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

The mire surface and underlying peat of ombrotrophic peatlands, formed on flat or gently sloping ground with poor surface drainage, in oceanic climates with high rainfall. The mire surface may on flatter ground be very similar to that of a raised bog, with a complex of small pools and terrestrial hummocks. In the strictest sense, blanket bogs are a habitat endemic to northwestern Europe, characteristic of the western and northern British Isles, the Faeroe Islands and the western seaboard of Scandinavia. They often cover extensive areas with local topographic features supporting distinct communities. Sphagna ([Sphagnum papillosum], [Sphagnum tenellum], [Sphagnum compactum], [Sphagnum magellanicum], [Sphagnum rubellum], [Sphagnum fuscum]) play an important role in all of them, accompanied by [Narthecium ossifragum], [Molinia caerulea], [Scirpus cespitosus], [Schoenus nigricans], [Eriophorum angustifolium], [Eriophorum vaginatum] and [Calluna vulgaris]. Blanket bog complexes (X28) include dystrophic pools (C1.4) and acidic flushes (D2.2) as well as the mire surface (D1.2).

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 D1.2 Blanket bogs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 D1.2 Blanket bogs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 D1.2 Blanket bogs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 D1.2 Blanket bogs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 D1.2 Blanket bogs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 D1.2 Blanket bogs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 52 Blanket bogs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 52 Blanket bogs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 52 Blanket bogs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 52   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 52   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 52   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 52   same
CORINE Land Cover 4.1.2. Peatbogs n/a
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 E161 Bog: blanket same
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 21 Blanket bog same
  D Mires, bogs and fens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  D1 Raised and blanket bogs Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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