Alpide acidocline Rhododendron heaths
English name:
Alpide acidocline alpenrose heaths
Description (English)
Rhododendron spp.-dominated heaths of acid podsols in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Dinarides, the Carpathians, the Balkan Range, the Pontic Range, the Caucasus and the Himalayan system, often with Vaccinium spp., sometimes with dwarf pines.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F2.22 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F2.2) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 | Alpine and Boreal heaths | 4060 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.42 | Alpide acidocline alpenrose heaths | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.4.5 | Lande subalpine méso-hygrophile sur sol acide | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.22 | Alpide acidocline Rhododendron heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.22 | Alpide acidocline Rhododendron heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.22 | Alpide acidocline Rhododendron heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.22 | Alpide acidocline Rhododendron heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.22 | Alpide acidocline Rhododendron heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.22 | Alpide acidocline alpenrose heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.42 | Alpide acidocline alpenrose heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.42 | Alpide acidocline alpenrose heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.42 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.42 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.42 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.42 | same |
