Western Alps bittercress beech forests

English name: Western Alps bittercress beech forests

Description (English)

Fagus sylvatica-Abies alba forests of the montane and high montane levels of the northwestern pre-Alps, east to the Vorarlberg, with Dentaria bulbifera and Dentaria heptaphylla.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.6332
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.6)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Abies alba
Flowering Plants Dentaria bulbifera
Flowering Plants Fagus sylvatica
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Abies alba Conifers
Dentaria bulbifera Flowering Plants
Fagus sylvatica Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 41.1332 Western Alps bittercress beech forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.6332 Western Alps bittercress beech forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.6332 Western Alps bittercress beech forests same
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