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Temperate shrub heathland

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English name Temperate shrub heathland Key navigation    Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   F4 Level   2
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Shrub communities of nemoral affinities, in which [Ericaceae] are dominant or at least prominent. Such heaths are best developed on acid soils in the Atlantic zone and also in sub-Atlantic Europe.

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 F4 Temperate shrub heathland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F4 Temperate shrub heathland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 F4 Temperate shrub heathland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 F4 Temperate shrub heathland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 F4 Temperate heathland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 F4 Temperate heath habitats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 31 Temperate heath and scrub wider
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 31 Temperate heath and scrub narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 31 Temperate heath and scrub narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 31   narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 31   narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 31   narrower
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 31   narrower
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.1. Beaches, dunes, and sand plains not defined
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.2. Moors and heathland n/a
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 D Heathland overlap
Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) 10 Dwarf shrub heath narrower
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 15 Lowland heathland narrower
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 16 Upland heathland narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 5.4.1 Lande subatlantique acidophile narrower
  F Heathland, scrub and tundra Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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