Temperate continental Pinus sylvestris forest
Description (English)
Forests dominated by Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), often with some birch (Betula pendula, Betula pubescens), aspen (Populus tremula) and common juniper (Juniperus communis), on acidic to base-rich soils through the north temperate and hemiboreal zones.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T35 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Dicranum polysetum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Betula pendula | Flowering Plants |
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Betula pendula | Flowering Plants | |
Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants | |
Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Picea abies | Conifers | |
Frangula alnus | Flowering Plants | |
Festuca ovina | Flowering Plants | |
Melampyrum pratense | Flowering Plants | |
Juniperus communis subsp. communis | Conifers | |
Dicranum scoparium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Luzula pilosa | Flowering Plants | |
Dicranum polysetum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
Fragaria vesca | Flowering Plants |
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants | |
Avenella flexuosa | Flowering Plants | |
Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
Calluna vulgaris | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.4 | Pinus sylvestris woodland south of the taiga | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | G3.4a | Temperate continental Pinus sylvestris woodland | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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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 |