Wooded tundra
Description (English)
The transition zone between taiga and tundra, characterised by a scattering of stunted coniferous trees or deciduous shrubs within a tundra environment, or by a macromosaic of tundra with scattered islands of forest, or by forest with scattered treeless tundra patches. They occur in a broad belt, up to several hundreds of kilometres wide, across the north of the Eurasian continent and in a narrow ecotone in Siberian mountains. Component habitat types include those of F1 in combination with G3.A, G3.B, G3.C or G4.2.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code X19 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 94 | Wooded tundra | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.4. | Transitional woodland shrub | not defined |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | X19 | Wooded tundra | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | X19 | Wooded tundra | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | X19 | Wooded tundra | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | X19 | Wooded tundra | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | X20 | Wooded tundra | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | X13 | Wooded tundra | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 94 | Wooded tundra | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 94 | Wooded tundra | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 94 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 94 | same |