Boreal Picea and Picea - Betula fen and bog forests
Description (English)
Woods of bogs and fens of the western Palaearctic taiga zone dominated by Picea abies or Picea obovata, generally accompanied by Betula pubescens, with an understorey constituted by carpets of sphagnum or brown mosses associated with sedges or small shrubs.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3K1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Picea abies
Conifers
Picea obovata
Flowering Plants
Betula pubescens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Picea abies | Conifers | |
| Picea obovata | Conifers | |
| Betula pubescens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.D4 | Boreal Picea and Picea - Betula fen and bog woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.D4 | Boreal Picea and Picea - Betula fen and bog woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.D4 | Boreal Picea and Picea - Betula fen and bog woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.D4 | Boreal Picea and Picea - Betula fen and bog woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.D4 | Boreal Picea and Picea - Betula fen and bog woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.D4 | Boreal Picea and Picea-Betula fen and bog woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 44.A43 | Boreal spruce and spruce-birch fen and bog woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 44.A43 | Boreal spruce and spruce-birch fen and bog woods | same |
