EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land > G1 - Broadleaved deciduous woodland > G1.9 - Non-riverine woodland with Betula, Populus tremula or Sorbus aucuparia > G1.91 - Betula woodland not on marshy terrain > G1.918 - Eurasian boreal Betula woods

Eurasian boreal Betula woods

English name: Eurasian boreal birch woods

Description (English)

Birch woods of the taiga belt, of the wooded tundra belt, and of the taiga-nemoral forest transition zone of Eurasia, formed by Betula pendula, Betula pubescens s.l. or Betula platyphylla.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G1.918
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Western Taïga	9010	Overlap	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Natural forests of primary succession stages of landupheaval coast	9030	Overlap

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Betula pendula

Flowering Plants Betula pubescens

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Betula pendula		Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	41.B8	Eurasian boreal birch woods	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.1.	Broad-leaved forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	09	Mixed oak forest	not defined
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	2.2.1.5	Birch forest of dwarf shrub-grass type	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	2.2.1.5a	Birch forest, variant on burn-beaten land	n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994	2.2.1.7	Birch forest of herb type	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G1.918	Eurasian boreal Betula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G1.918	Eurasian boreal Betula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G1.918	Eurasian boreal Betula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G1.918	Western Eurasian boreal Betula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G1.918	Western Eurasian boreal Betula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G1.C8	Western Eurasian boreal birch woods	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	41.B8	Western Eurasian boreal birch woods	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	41.B8	Western Eurasian boreal birch woods	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	41.B8		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	41.B8		same

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