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Medio-European rich-soil thickets

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English name Medio-European rich-soil thickets Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   F3.11 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Deciduous [Prunetalia] thickets of the Western and the Central Europe formed by [Prunus spinosa], [Prunus mahaleb], [Rosa] spp., [Cornus mas], [Cornus sanguinea], [Sorbus aria], [Crataegus] spp., [Lonicera xylosteum], [Rhamnus catharticus], [Rhamnus alpinus], [Clematis vitalba], [Ligustrum vulgare], [Viburnum lantana], [Viburnum opulus], [Rubus] spp., [Amelanchier ovalis], [Cotoneaster integerrimus], [Cotoneaster nebrodensis], [Pyrus pyraster], [Malus sylvestris], [Euonymus europaeus], [Corylus avellana], [Ulmus minor], [Acer campestre], [Acer monspessulanum] and [Carpinus betulus] characteristic of forest edges, hedges and woodland recolonisation, developed on soils relatively rich in nutrients, neutral or calcareous. In the herb layer the most common species are [Brachypodium pinnatum], [Fragaria moschata], [Geranium robertianum] and [Tithymalus cyparissias]. The alliances [Berberidion] and [Corylo-Populion tremulae]. They are substitution communities of the [Carpinion betuli] (units G1.A1), [Quercion pubescenti-petraeae] (unit G1.71) and [Fagion sylvaticae] (units G1.61-G1.66) and Aremonio-Fagion (unit G1.6C) climax forests. The communities of unit F3.11 extend south to northern Iberia and northern Italy, east to Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Poland and northern Moravia.

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ILE SAS (2007)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F3.11 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F3.11 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 F3.11 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 F3.11 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 F1.31 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 F1.31 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 31.81 Medio-European rich-soil thickets source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 31.81 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 31.81 Medio-European rich-soil thickets same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 31.81   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 31.81   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 31.81   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 31.81   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.2. Moors and heathland n/a
National Vegetation Classification (UK) W21 [Crataegus monogyna]-[Hedera helix] scrub narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) W22 [Prunus spinosa]-[Rubus fruticosus] scrub narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) W24 [Rubus fruticosus]-[Holcus lanatus] underscrub narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 5.3.3 Buissons mésophiles narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 5.3.2 Buissons xérothermophiles sur sol neutre à alcalin narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 5.3.4 Roncier à Rubus fructicosus s.l. narrower
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 K3 VYSOKÉ MEZOFILNÍ A XEROFILNÍ KŘOVINY (Tall mesic and xeric scrub) narrower
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 2141200 Krovinné plaste mezofilných lesov n/a
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 2141300 Krovinné plaste teplo- a suchomilných lesov n/a
  F Heathland, scrub and tundra Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  F3 Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  F3.1 Temperate thickets and scrub    Parent
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