EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > U - Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation > U5 - Miscellaneous inland habitats usually with very sparse or no vegetation

Miscellaneous inland habitats usually with very sparse or no vegetation

Description (English)

Miscellaneous bare habitats, including glacial moraines, freeze-thaw features, inland sand dunes, burnt ground and trampled areas. Vegetation, if present, is dominated by algae, lichens or bryophytes, with vascular plants absent or very sparse

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code U5

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) H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation overlap
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 H5 Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 H5 Inland sedimentary and organic habitats with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 H5 Unvegetated inland mud, sand gravel and organic substrate habitats same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 64 Inland sand dunes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 64 Inland sand dunes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 64   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 64   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 64   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 64   same
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