Fenno-Scandian boreo-alpine heaths

Description (English)

Alpine heaths of the boreal mountains of Scandinavia, with Juniperus nana, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Loiseleuria procumbens, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Vaccinium spp., Arctostaphylos alpinus, dwarf Salix spp., Betula nana and elements of alpine flora.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code S2243

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) F2.254 Fenno-Scandian boreo-alpine heaths same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F2.254 Fenno-Scandian boreo-alpine heaths same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F2.254 Fenno-Scandian boreo-alpine heaths same
European Environment Agency (EEA)
Kongens Nytorv 6
1050 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone: +45 3336 7100