Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks on raised bogs
Description (English)
Communities of the boreoalpine, subalpine, arctoalpine and northern lowland regions of Iceland, Fennoscandia, the Kola peninsula and the Urals formed by hummocks, banks or plateaux of sphagna or of bryopsid mosses associated with small shrubs, particularly Betula nana, also Empetrum hermaphroditum, Ledum palustre, Vaccinium uliginosum, Rubus chamaemorus, accompanied by Vaccinium oxycoccos, Eriophorum vaginatum, Eriophorum angustifolium, Carex nigra. They may associate with depressions occupied by lawn, hollow or mud bottom communities; they are prone to a rapid desiccation. They show affinities with blanket bogs of unit D1.2, in particular, with upland blanket bogs of unit D1.22 and northern boreal blanket bogs of unit D1.23.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code D1.114 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
Flowering Plants
Carex nigra
Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum angustifolium
Flowering Plants
Eriophorum vaginatum
Flowering Plants
Ledum palustre
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Rubus chamaemorus
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Eriophorum vaginatum | Flowering Plants | |
| Ledum palustre | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus chamaemorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 51.17 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 4.1.2. | Peatbogs | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.1b | Alpine variant with forest mosses | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.1a | Alpine variant with Sphagnum fuscum | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.1 | Alpine heather - Crowberry - Sphagnum fuscum type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.1c | Alpine variant with reindeer lichens | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 3.1.2.1d | Bog Bilberry - Dwarf Birch variant | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | D1.114 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks on raised bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | D1.114 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks on raised bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | D1.114 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks on raised bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | D1.114 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks on raised bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | D1.114 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks on raised bogs | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | D1.117 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks on raised bogs | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 51.17 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 51.17 | Boreoalpine dwarf-shrub hummocks | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 51.17 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 51.17 | same |
