Boreal moss snowbed communities

English name: Boreal moss snowbed communities

Description (English)

Snow-patch communities of arctic and boreal mountains of Fennoscandia, the Scottish Highlands, Iceland, Greenland and other islands of the Norwegian and Greenland seas, formed of mats of mosses and lichens.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E4.115
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E4.11)

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 36.1121 Boreal moss snowbed communities source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E4.115 Boreal moss snowbed communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E4.115 Boreal moss snowbed communities same
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