EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > S - Heathland, scrub and tundra > S2 - Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub > S25 - Subalpine and subarctic deciduous scrub > S253 - Subalpine mixed brushes > S2536 - Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets

Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets

Description (English)

Closed formations dominated by Potentilla fruticosa of the 1550 metre level in the Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris belt of the west Rhodope mountains of Bulgaria.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code S2536
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	F2.336	Same	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Picea abies

Conifers Pinus sylvestris

Flowering Plants Potentilla fruticosa

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Picea abies		Conifers
Pinus sylvestris		Conifers
Potentilla fruticosa		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	F2.336	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type	Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F2.336	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F2.336	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	same

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