EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > F - Heathland, scrub and tundra > F2 - Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub > F2.3 - Subalpine deciduous scrub > F2.33 - Subalpine mixed brushes > F2.336 - Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets

Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets

English name: Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets

Description (English)

Closed formations dominated by Potentilla fruticosa of the 1550 metre level in the Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris belt of the west Rhodope mountains of Bulgaria.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code F2.336
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	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	40B0	Same	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Picea abies

Conifers Pinus sylvestris

Flowering Plants Potentilla fruticosa

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Picea abies		Conifers
Pinus sylvestris		Conifers
Potentilla fruticosa		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	31.636	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	source

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F2.336	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F2.336	Rhodope Potentilla fruticosa thickets	same

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