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Subarctic and alpine dwarf willow scrub

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English name Subarctic and alpine dwarf willow scrub Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   F2.1 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

[Salix] scrub composed of species that rarely exceed 1.5 m in height. Dwarf willow scrub is well developed in boreal and arctic mountains and in subarctic lowlands. In mountains of the nemoral and warm-temperate zones, stands of dwarf willow scrub are of much smaller extent and are charactistic of late-lying snow patches. They occur in the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians and Caucasus, and very locally to the south in the Paeonian mountains, Sierra Nevada, Cordillera Central, Monti Sibillini and Abruzzi. They occur locally in the Scottish Highlands and in the Sudeten.

Source

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

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F2.1 Subarctic and alpine dwarf willow scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F2.1 Snow-patch dwarf willow scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 F2.1 Snow-patch dwarf willow scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 F2.1 Snow-patch dwarf willow scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 F3.1 Snow-patch dwarf willow scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 F3.1 Snow patch dwarf willow scrub same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 36.1 Snow-patch communities wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 36.1 Part of Snow-patch communities wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 36.1 Part of Snow-patch communities wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 36.1   wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 36.1   wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 36.1   wider
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 36.1   wider
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.3. Sparsely vegetated areas n/a
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) 15 Montane habitats wider
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 4.4 Combes à neige wider
  F Heathland, scrub and tundra Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  F2 Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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