Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga
Description (English)
Forests of Pinus sylvestris ssp. sylvestris and Pinus sylvestris ssp. hamata of the Nemoral and Mediterranean zones and of their transitions to the Steppe zone. Included are, in particular, the forests of Scotland, of the Alpine system, of the Mediterranean peninsulas, of the lowlands of Central Europe, of the East European Nemoral zone and its adjacent wooded steppes, formed by Pinus sylvestris ssp. sylvestris, as well as those of Anatolia, of the Caucacus and of Crimea, formed by Pinus sylvestris ssp. hamata. Excluded are the formations situated within the range of natural lowland occurrence of Picea abies.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G3.4 |
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Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
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Avenello ibericae-Pinion ibericae Rivas-Mart. et J.A. Molina in Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi 1999 | Guadarramean-oroiberian supramediterranean and supratemperate submediterranean dry pine forests | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Erico carneae-Pinion Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1939 nom. invers. propos. | Relict forests of Pinus sylvestris on calcareous substrates of Alps, northern Dinarides and Massif Central | Carici-Pinion sylvestris G. Hofmann in Passarge 1968; Cephalanthero rubrae-Pinion sylvestris Vanden Bergen 1963; Chamaebuxo-Pinion Wendelberger 1963; Molinio-Pinion sylvestris Ellenberg et Klötzli ex Theurillat in Theurillat et Béguin 1985; Epipactido-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968; Piceion omorikae Tomic et Rakonjac 2011; Piceion omorikae Tregubov 1941; Pinion salzmanni Br.-Bl. 1931; Pinion sylvestris (Aichinger 1933) Lakušic 1972; Pinion sylvestris calcicolum Aichinger 1933; Seslerio-Piceion Passarge 1978; Epipactido muelleri-Pinion sylvestris Royer in Royer et al. 2006; Chamaebuxo-Pinion Wendelberger 1962 (sensu Passarge 1978: 176); Pino-Ericion carneae Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. et al. 1939; Molinio litoralis-Pinion sylvestris Ellenberg et Klötzli 1972 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Erico-Fraxinion orni Horvat 1959 nom. invers. propos. | Relict forests of Pinus sylvestris on dolomite and ultramafic substrates of Dinarides | Orno-Ericion serpentinicum Horvat 1959 (orig. form); Fraxino orni-Quercion dalechampii (Horvat 1963) Tomic´ 2004; Fraxino orni-Ericion Horvat 1959 (orig. form); Orno-Ericion dolomiticum Horvat 1959 (orig. form); Pinion austriacae Horvat 1959 (sensu Redžic et al. 2011) | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Veronico teucrii-Pinion sylvestris Ermakov et Solomeshch in Ermakov et et al. 2000 | Birch-pine, pine and larch open herb-rich forests on dry soils of South Urals | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Junipero hemisphaericae-Pinion sylvestris Rivas-Mart. 1983 | Pyreneean-Catalonian supratemperate and orotemperate mesophilous Scot pine forests on acidic and basic substrates | Junipero hemisphaericae-Pinion pyrenaicae Rivas-Mart. 1983 nom. corr. propos. (sensu Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011); Junipero intermediae-Pinion catalaunicae Rivas-Mart. 1983 corr. Rivas-Mart. et J.A. Molina in Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi 1999 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Ononido rotundifoliae-Pinion sylvestris Br.-Bl. 1950 | Thermophilous steppic pine forests in deep valleys of Central and Western Alps | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Junipero sabinae-Pinion sylvestris Rivas Goday in Rivas Goday et Borja 1961 nom. invers. propos. | Calcicolous oroiberian supra- to oromediterranean and supratemperate submediterranean pine forests | Juniperion sabinae-Pinion sylvestris Rivas Goday in Rivas Goday et Borja 1961 nom. invers. propos.; Seslerio-Pinion uncinatae Vigo 1974; Pino ibericae-Juniperion sabinae Rivas Goday ex Rivas Goday et Borja 1961 corr. Rivas-Mart. et J.A. Molina in Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi 1999; Pino sylvestris-Juniperion sabinae Rivas Goday in Rivas Goday et Borja 1961 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Libanotido intermediae-Pinion sylvestris Didukh 2003 | Relict pine forests on Cretaceous marls on steep slopes of river valleys of southeastern Ukraine | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Pulsatillo slavicae-Pinion Fajmonová 1978 | Relict forests of Pinus sylvestris on calcareous substrates of Carpathians | Seslerio rigidae-Pinion Coldea 1991 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Festuco-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968 | Subcontinental north-temperate and sub-boreal psammophilous pine forests in lowlands of Central and northern Europe | Chamaecytiso ruthenici-Pinion Krausch 1962 nom. mut. propos.; Cytiso ruthenici-Pinion Krausch 1962; Festuco vaginatae-Pinion Soó 1971; Stipo-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968; Festuco-Pinion sylvestris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Stipo-Pinion sylvestris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Trollio europaei-Pinion sylvestris Fedorov ex Ermakov et al. 2000 | Birch-pine open herb-rich forests on mesic soils of South Urals | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Kolerio glaucae-Pinion sylvestris Ermakov 1999 | Continental xeric psammophilous pine forests of forest-steppe and steppe zones of Eastern Europe | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Caragano fruticis-Pinion sylvestris Solomeshch et al. 2002 | Xeric pine-larch open herb-rich forests of South Urals | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Dicrano-Pinion (Libbert 1933) W. Matuszkiewicz 1962 | European temperate and sub-boreal pine woodlands communities of acidic sandy soils | Corynephoro-Pinion sylvestris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Pleurozio-Pinion sylvestris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968; Festuco ovinae-Pinion sylvestris Vorobiov et al. 1997; Cetrario-Pinion hercynicae Passarge 1968; Cladonio-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968; Corynephoro-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968; Deschampsio-Pinion sylvestris Br.-Bl. 1961; Piceo-Pinion sylvestris Lakušic 1982; Pinion medioeuropaeum Libbert 1933; Pinion sylvestris Lakušic 1976; Pleurozio-Pinion sylvestris Passarge 1968; Vaccinio-Pinion (Libbert 1933) Passarge 1968; Vaccinio-Pinion hercynicae Passarge 1969; Pinion (Libbert 1933) Oberd. 1957 nom. rejic. propos.; Pino-Quercion Medwecka-Kornas et al. in Szafer 1959; Cladonio-Pinion sylvestris Passarge in Passarge et G. Hofmann 1968 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Picea abies | Conifers | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 42.5 | Western Palaearctic Scots pine forests | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.2. | Coniferous forest | n/a |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | ? | Not found in FTBA classification | not defined |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | A121 | Woodland: coniferous, semi-natural | overlap |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 6.4 | Pinèdes thermophiles | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.4 | Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.4 | Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.4 | Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.4 | Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.4 | Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G3.5 | Scots pine woodland south of the taiga | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 42.5 | Western Palaearctic Scots pine forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 42.5 | Western Palaearctic Scots pine forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 42.5 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 42.5 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 42.5 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 42.5 | same |