Boreal Picea swamp woods
English name:
Boreal spruce swamp woods
Description (English)
Woods of wet mineral or parapeaty soils of the western Palaearctic taiga zone dominated by Picea abies or Picea obovata, with an understorey formed by tall or short herbs, ferns, horsetails and gramineous species, sometimes associated with ericoid shrubs.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G3.D5 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.D) |
| 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 | Bog woodland | 91D0 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Picea abies
Conifers
Picea obovata
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Picea abies | Conifers | |
| Picea obovata | Conifers |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 44.A44 | Boreal spruce swamp woods | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.2. | Coniferous forest | n/a |
| BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 20 | Minerotrophic mires incl swamp forest | wider |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.1.2.3a | Spruce forest, Wood Horsetail variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.1.2.5a | Spruce forest of fern type, swamp variant | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.1.2.7 | Spruce forest of wet herb-sedge type | n/a |
| Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 | 2.1.2.3 | Spruce forest of wet dwarf-shrub type | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.D5 | Boreal Picea swamp woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.A44 | Boreal spruce swamp woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.A44 | Boreal spruce swamp woods | same |
