Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
Description (English)
Non-coastal habitats on substrates with no or little development of soil, mostly with less than 30% vegetation cover which are dry or only seasonally wet (with the water table at or above ground level for less than half of the year). Habitats which may have a high vegetation cover include crevices of rocks, screes or cliffs and habitats formed by carpets of moss. Includes subterranean non-marine caves and passages including underground waters and disused underground mines and habitats characterised by the presence of permanent snow and surface ice other than marine ice bodies
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code U |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H | Inland sparsely vegetated or unvegetated habitats | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H | Inland sparsely vegetated or unvegetated habitats | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 6 | Inland rocks, screes and sands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 6 | Inland rocks, screes and sands | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 6 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 6 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 6 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 6 | same |
