Rock glaciers
Description (English)
Glacier-like tongues of angular talus extending out from a cirque and slowly moving downslope under the effect of gravity and of underlying, fully covered, interstitial ice.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code U431 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | H4.31 | Rock glaciers | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H4.31 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H4.31 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H4.31 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H4.22 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H4.32 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H4.32 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 63.21 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 63.2 | Rock glaciers | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 63.2 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 63.2 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 63.2 | same |
