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Wooded tundra

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English name Wooded tundra Key navigation    Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   X19 Level   2
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

The transition zone between taiga and tundra, characterised by a scattering of stunted coniferous trees or deciduous shrubs within a tundra environment, or by a macromosaic of tundra with scattered islands of forest, or by forest with scattered treeless tundra patches. They occur in a broad belt, up to several hundreds of kilometres wide, across the north of the Eurasian continent and in a narrow ecotone in Siberian mountains. Component habitat types include those of F1 in combination with G3.A, G3.B, G3.C or G4.2.

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 X19 Wooded tundra same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 X19 Wooded tundra same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 X19 Wooded tundra same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 X19 Wooded tundra same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 X20 Wooded tundra same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 X13 Wooded tundra same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 94 Wooded tundra same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 94 Wooded tundra same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 94 Wooded tundra same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 94   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 94   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.4. Transitional woodland shrub not defined
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