Shrub tundra
Description (English)
Tundra with a usually extensive cover of sub-shrubs or low shrubs over herbs, mosses and lichens on sporadically permafrost soils of the southern arctic and subarctic zones, often grazed into grassy mosaics
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S1-1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableIndicator species
Diagnostic species
Constant species
Dominant species
Fungi
Cladonia amaurocraea
Flowering Plants
Cassiope tetragona
Fungi
Cetraria nivalis
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
Mosses & Liverworts
Aulacomnium turgidum
Flowering Plants
Pedicularis lapponica
Flowering Plants
Salix polaris
Fungi
Cetraria cucullata
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
Fungi
Thamnolia vermicularis
Fungi
Stereocaulon paschale
Fungi
Cetraria ericetorum
Fungi
Sphaerophorus globosus
Mosses & Liverworts
Sphenolobus minutus
Flowering Plants
Rubus chamaemorus
Flowering Plants
Carex rariflora
Fungi
Cladonia arbuscula
Fungi
Nephroma arcticum
Fungi
Cladonia stellaris
Diagnostic species occur concentrated in the habitat in question, but are absent or rare in other habitats. They are good positive indicators of the habitat, but they do not need to occur in every location of the habitat.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cladonia amaurocraea | Fungi | |
| Cassiope tetragona | Flowering Plants | |
| Cetraria nivalis | Fungi | |
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Aulacomnium turgidum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Pedicularis lapponica | Flowering Plants | |
| Salix polaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Cetraria cucullata | Fungi | |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Thamnolia vermicularis | Fungi | |
| Stereocaulon paschale | Fungi | |
| Cetraria ericetorum | Fungi | |
| Sphaerophorus globosus | Fungi | |
| Sphenolobus minutus | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Rubus chamaemorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Carex rariflora | Flowering Plants | |
| Cladonia arbuscula | Fungi | |
| Nephroma arcticum | Fungi | |
| Cladonia stellaris | Fungi |
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium uliginosum
Flowering Plants
Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum
Flowering Plants
Betula nana
Mosses & Liverworts
Hylocomium splendens
Fungi
Cladonia arbuscula
Fungi
Cetraria nivalis
Flowering Plants
Rubus chamaemorus
Mosses & Liverworts
Polytrichum strictum
Fungi
Cladonia uncialis
Fungi
Cladonia amaurocraea
Fungi
Cetraria islandica
Flowering Plants
Cassiope tetragona
Flowering Plants
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Fungi
Thamnolia vermicularis
Flowering Plants
Salix polaris
Flowering Plants
Polygonum viviparum
Flowering Plants
Pedicularis lapponica
Mosses & Liverworts
Dicranum scoparium
Fungi
Cladonia gracilis
Constant species occur frequently in the habitat, but they may include generalist species that are also frequent in other habitats.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Flowering Plants | |
| Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Betula nana | Flowering Plants | |
| Hylocomium splendens | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Cladonia arbuscula | Fungi | |
| Cetraria nivalis | Fungi | |
| Rubus chamaemorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Polytrichum strictum | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Cladonia uncialis | Fungi | |
| Cladonia amaurocraea | Fungi | |
| Cetraria islandica | Fungi | |
| Cassiope tetragona | Flowering Plants | |
| Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Flowering Plants | |
| Thamnolia vermicularis | Fungi | |
| Salix polaris | Flowering Plants | |
| Polygonum viviparum | Flowering Plants | |
| Pedicularis lapponica | Flowering Plants | |
| Dicranum scoparium | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Cladonia gracilis | Fungi |
Flowering Plants
Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum
Mosses & Liverworts
Pleurozium schreberi
Flowering Plants
Empetrum nigrum
Flowering Plants
Cassiope tetragona
Fungi
Stereocaulon paschale
Flowering Plants
Rubus chamaemorus
Fungi
Ochrolechia frigida
Mosses & Liverworts
Drepanocladus uncinatus
Fungi
Cladonia arbuscula
Mosses & Liverworts
Aulacomnium palustre
Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Dominant species are those that often reach high cover in the habitat, thus determining the habitat physiognomy.
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum | Flowering Plants | |
| Pleurozium schreberi | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Empetrum nigrum | Flowering Plants | |
| Cassiope tetragona | Flowering Plants | |
| Stereocaulon paschale | Fungi | |
| Rubus chamaemorus | Flowering Plants | |
| Ochrolechia frigida | Fungi | |
| Drepanocladus uncinatus | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Cladonia arbuscula | Fungi | |
| Aulacomnium palustre | Mosses & Liverworts | |
| Arctostaphylos alpinus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Not available
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F1.1 | Shrub tundra | same | new description |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F1.1 | Shrub tundra | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F1.1 | Shrub tundra | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F1.1 | Shrub tundra | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F1.1 | Shrub tundra | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.3 | Dwarf-shrub tundra | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.3 | Dwarf-shrub tundra | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 39.1 | Shrub tundra | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 39.1 | Dwarf shrub tundra | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 39.1 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 39.1 | same |
