Temperate forest clearing scrub
Description (English)
Often dense scrub of shrubs and small trees invading after natural or anthropogenic clearance in forests of the temperate zone of Europe.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S38 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species
Constant species
Dominant species
Flowering Plants
Salix caprea
Flowering Plants
Rubus fruticosus
Flowering Plants
Betula pendula
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix caprea | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus fruticosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula pendula | Flowering Plants |
Flowering Plants
Salix caprea
Flowering Plants
Rubus fruticosus
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
Flowering Plants
Betula pendula
Flowering Plants
Quercus robur
Flowering Plants
Corylus avellana
Flowering Plants
Hedera helix
Flowering Plants
Rubus idaeus
Flowering Plants
Fraxinus excelsior
Flowering Plants
Crataegus monogyna
Flowering Plants
Dactylis glomerata
Flowering Plants
Sambucus nigra
Flowering Plants
Sorbus aucuparia
Flowering Plants
Populus tremula
Flowering Plants
Fragaria vesca
Flowering Plants
Epilobium angustifolium
Ferns
Athyrium filix-femina
Flowering Plants
Fagus sylvatica
Flowering Plants
Ranunculus repens
Ferns
Dryopteris filix-mas
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix caprea | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus fruticosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula pendula | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
| Corylus avellana | Flowering Plants | |
| Hedera helix | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus idaeus | Flowering Plants | |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Flowering Plants | |
| Crataegus monogyna | Flowering Plants | |
| Dactylis glomerata | Flowering Plants | |
| Sambucus nigra | Flowering Plants | |
| Sorbus aucuparia | Flowering Plants | |
| Populus tremula | Flowering Plants | |
| Fragaria vesca | Flowering Plants | |
| Epilobium angustifolium | Flowering Plants | |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Ferns | |
| Fagus sylvatica | Flowering Plants | |
| Ranunculus repens | Flowering Plants | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Ferns |
Flowering Plants
Salix caprea
Flowering Plants
Rubus fruticosus
Flowering Plants
Hedera helix
Flowering Plants
Rubus idaeus
Flowering Plants
Betula pendula
Flowering Plants
Corylus avellana
Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica
Flowering Plants
Calamagrostis epigejos
Flowering Plants
Sambucus racemosa
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Salix caprea | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus fruticosus | Flowering Plants | |
| Hedera helix | Flowering Plants | |
| Rubus idaeus | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula pendula | Flowering Plants | |
| Corylus avellana | Flowering Plants | |
| Urtica dioica | Flowering Plants | |
| Calamagrostis epigejos | Flowering Plants | |
| Sambucus racemosa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.2 | Submediterranean deciduous thickets and brushes | overlap |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | overlap |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.2 | Submediterranean deciduous thickets and brushes | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.2 | Mediterraneo-montane broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F3.2 | Mediterraneo-montane broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F3.1 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F3.2 | Mediterraneo-montane broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F1.3 | Temperate thickets and scrub | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.5 | Sub-mediterranean broadleaved deciduous thickets | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F1.3 | Thorn-thickets, hedgerows and lowland scrub | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.8 | Western Eurasian thickets | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.8 | Western Eurasian thickets | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.8 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.8 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.8 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.8 | same |
