Glacial moraines with very sparse or no vegetation

English name: Glacial moraines with very sparse or no vegetation

Description (English)

Glacial moraines that have lost their ice and which have not yet revegetated. Excludes moraines where ice is still dominant (H4.3).

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code H5.2

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
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.3. Sparsely vegetated areas n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.2.2 Moraine same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H5.2 Glacial moraines with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H5.2 Glacial moraines with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 H5.2 Glacial moraines with very sparse or no vegetation same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 H5.2 Glacial moraines with very sparse or no vegetation same
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