EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > H - Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats > H4 - Snow or ice-dominated habitats > H4.2 - Ice caps and true glaciers

Ice caps and true glaciers

English name: Ice caps and true glaciers

Description (English)

Permanent and near-permanent ice. Includes ice sheets, ice caps, cirque glaciers, valley glaciers, and small ice masses (glacierets) that are either permanent or persist for a few years.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code H4.2
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Permanent glaciers	8340	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

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
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	63.3	True glaciers	narrower
CORINE Land Cover	3.3.5.	Glaciers and perpetual snow	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	3.1.1	Glacier	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	H4.2	Ice caps and true glaciers	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	H4.2	True glaciers	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	H4.2	True glaciers	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	H4.21	True glaciers	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	H4.31	True glaciers	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	H4.31	True glaciers	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	63.3	True glaciers	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	63.3	True glaciers	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	63.3		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	63.3		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	63.3		same

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