Alpine calcschist screes
Description (English)
Calcareous slate slope communities of the Alps, with Draba hoppeana, Campanula cenisia, Saxifraga biflora, Herniaria alpina, Trisetum spicatum.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H2.41 | 
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H2.4) | 
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) | 
Legal status
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 | Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii) | 8120 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm | 
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group | 
|---|---|---|
| Campanula cenisia | Flowering Plants | |
| Draba hoppeana | Flowering Plants | |
| Saxifraga biflora | Flowering Plants | 
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 61.21 | Alpine calcschist screes | source | 
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a | 
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 3.3.1.3 | Eboulis de calcschistes d'altitude | same | 
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | 
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H2.41 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H2.41 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H2.41 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H2.41 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H2.41 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H2.41 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 61.21 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 61.21 | Alpine calcschist screes | same | 
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 61.21 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 61.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 61.21 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 61.21 | same |