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Outer Alpine [Pinus mugo] scrub

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English name Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   F2.42 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Main range [Pinus mugo] scrub of well-drained, mostly calcareous, soils of the northern and southeastern outer Alps, usually with [Rhododendron hirsutum], [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi], [Arctostaphylos alpinus], [Sorbus chamaemespilus], [Lonicera caerulea], [Lonicera alpigena], [Calamagrostis varia], sometimes with [Erica herbacea] or [Rhodothamnus chamaecistus] and, in acidophilous variants, known in particular from the Karawanken, [Vaccinium myrtillus], [Vaccinium vitis-idaea], [Rhododendron ferrugineum], [Empetrum hermaphroditum].

Source

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F2.42 Outer Alpine [Pinus mugo] scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F2.42 Outer Alpine [Pinus mugo] scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 F2.42 Outer Alpine [Pinus mugo] scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 F2.42 Outer Alpine [Pinus mugo] scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 F1.22 Outer Alpine [Pinus mugo] scrub same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 F1.22 Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 31.52 Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 31.52 Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 31.52 Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 31.52   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 31.52   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 31.52   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.2. Moors and heathland n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 5.4.3 Lande subalpine calcicole overlap
  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    Ancestor
  F2.4 Conifer scrub close to the tree limit    Parent
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