Boreal moss snowbed communities

Description (English)

Snow-patch communities of arctic and boreal mountains of Fennoscandia, the Scottish Highlands, Iceland, Greenland and other islands of the Norwegian and Greenland seas, formed of mats of mosses and lichens.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code R4115

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) E4.115 Boreal moss snowbed communities same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.115 Boreal moss snowbed communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.115 Boreal moss snowbed communities same
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