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Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation

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English name Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation Key navigation    Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   H5 Level   2
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Miscellaneous bare habitats, including glacial moraines, freeze-thaw features, inland sand dunes, burnt ground and trampled areas. Vegetation, if present, is dominated by algae, lichens or bryophytes, with vascular plants absent or very sparse.

Source

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

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 H5 Inland sedimentary and organic habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 H5 Unvegetated inland mud, sand gravel and organic substrate habitats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 64 Inland dunes overlap
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 64 Inland sand dunes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 64 Inland sand dunes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 64   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 64   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 64   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 64   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.1. Beaches, dunes, and sand plains n/a
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.3. Sparsely vegetated areas n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 4.1.3.1b Icelandic inland variant n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.2.1.0 Alluvions sans végétation overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.3.1.1 Eboulis calcaire sans végétation vasculaire narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.3.2.1 Eboulis siliceux sans végétation vasculaire narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.4.1.1 Paroi calcaire sans végétation vasculaire overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.4.2.1 Paroi siliceuse sans végétation vasculaire narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 8.0 Terrain agricole nu narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.0 Terrains minéral sans végétation wider
  H Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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