Alpic acid moss snow-patch communities
Description (English)
Moss snow-patches of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Dinarides, the Rhodope Mountains (Rila) and the Pelagonides, occupying areas free from snow for less than two months, with the mosses Polytrichum sexangulare, Polytrichum juniperinum, Pohlia commutata, Kiaeria falcata (Dicranum falcatum), the liverwort Anthelia juratzkana or sometimes lichens.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E4.111 |
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Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.11) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Kiaeria falcata | Mosses & Liverworts |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 36.1111 | Alpic acid moss snow-patch communities | source |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E4.111 | Alpic acid moss snow-patch communities | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E4.111 | Alpic acid moss snow-patch communities | same |