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 > G1.92 - Populus tremula woodland > G1.925 - Boreal Populus tremula woods

Boreal Populus tremula woods

English name: Boreal aspen woods

Description (English)

Populus tremula stands of the taiga zone and of the transition zone between taiga and nemoral woods of Fennoscandia and the northern Sarmatic region.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G1.925
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

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Populus tremula

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Populus tremula		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	41.D5	Boreal aspen 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	2.2.1.8	Aspen forest	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G1.925	Boreal Populus tremula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G1.925	Boreal Populus tremula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G1.925	Boreal Populus tremula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G1.925	Boreal Populus tremula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G1.935	Boreal Populus tremula woods	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G1.D25	Boreal aspen woods	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	41.D5	Boreal aspen woods	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	41.D5	Boreal aspen woods	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	41.D5		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	41.D5		same

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