Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs
English name:
Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs
Description (English)
Blanket bogs of oceanic southern boreal affinities distributed in maritime western Norway from Rogaland, in the south, north to the Arctic Circle, and in the Faeroe Islands, characterised by the dominance of Calluna-Racomitrium and Calluna-Sphagnum rubellum communities. Additionally, blanket bogs of oceanic northern boreal affinities distributed in maritime western Norway, from southern Nordland to central Troms, characterised by the dominance of Calluna-Empetrum-Sphagnum fuscum communities.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D1.23 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (D1.2) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum fuscum
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphagnum rubellum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Sphagnum fuscum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Sphagnum rubellum | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 52.3 | Southern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 52.4 | Northern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.2. | Peatbogs | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.2 | Heather - Crowberry - Sphagnum fuscum type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.4.3 | White Beak sedge-Runnoch rush-Sphagnum cuspidatum type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.4 | Heather-Sphagnum rubellum type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.4.4 | White Beak sedge-Rannoch rush-Sphagnum majus type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.5 | Heather-Rhacomitrium type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.4.2 | White Beak sedge - Sphagnum tenellum type | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.23 | Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.23 | Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D1.23 | Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D1.23 | Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D1.23 | Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D1.23 | Boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 52.3 | Southern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.3) and Northern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.4) | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 52.4 | Southern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.3) and Northern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.4) | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 52.3 | Southern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.3) and Northern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.4) | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 52.4 | Southern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.3) and Northern boreo-Atlantic blanket bogs (52.4) | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 52.4 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 52.3 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 52.3 | narrower | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 52.4 | narrower |
