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| English name | Wet heaths |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | F4.1 | Level | 3 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Wet or humid ericoid-shrub dominated heaths of the Atlantic and sub-Atlantic zones, developed on peaty or semipeaty soils, waterlogged for at least part of the year, sometimes temporarily inundated, and usually moist even in summer.
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.1 | Wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.1 | Wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.1 | Wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.1 | Wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.1 | Wet heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.1 | Wet heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.1 | European wet heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.1 | European wet heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.1 | European wet heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.1 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.1 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.1 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.1 | same | |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Ramsar Wetland Types | W | Shrub-dominated wetlands | wider |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | E | Mire | not defined |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | D2 | Wet dwarf shrub heath | narrower |
| F | Heathland, scrub and tundra |
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| F4 | Temperate shrub heathland |
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