Acidophile Hercynio-Alpine fir forests

English name: Acidophile Hercynio-Alpine fir forests

Description (English)

Acidophile fir forests of the montane or submontane levels of the outer Alps, the Dinarides, the Carpathians, the northern Apennines, the Pyrenees, the Jura and the Hercynian arc, dominated by Abies alba with a varying admixture of Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica or both.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.132

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Abies alba
Conifers Picea abies
Flowering Plants Fagus sylvatica
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Abies alba Conifers
Picea abies Conifers
Fagus sylvatica Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.132 Acidophile Hercynio-Alpine fir forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.132 Acidophile Hercynio-Alpine fir forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.132 Acidophile Hercynio-Alpine fir forests same
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