Hercynio-Alpine Betula woods

English name: Hercynio-Alpine birch woods

Description (English)

Birch stands of the montane and subalpine levels of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Apennines, the Pyrenees, the Jura, the Hercynian ranges and the mountains of the Balkan peninsula, mostly subclimax formations of stations with anomalous edaphic and microclimatic conditions.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.913

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 41.B3 Hercynio-Alpine birch woods source
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.1. Broad-leaved forest n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment 09 Mixed oak forest wider
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.913 Hercynio-Alpine Betula woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.913 Hercynio-Alpine Betula woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G1.913 Hercynio-Alpine Betula woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G1.913 Hercynio-Alpine Betula woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G1.913 Hercynio-Alpine Betula woods same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G1.C3 Hercynio-Alpine birch woods same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 41.B3 Hercynio-Alpine birch woods same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 41.B3 Hercynio-Alpine birch woods same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 41.B3   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 41.B3   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 41.B3   same
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