Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga
Description (English)
Forests of Picea abies, Picea obovata, or of Picea spp. and Pinus sylvestris, accompanied by deciduous trees (Quercus robur, Quercus petraea, Tilia cordata, Acer platanoides, Ulmus laevis, Populus tremula), of boreonemoral Fennoscandia, boreonemoral Russia west of the Ural piedmont, Belarus, the Baltic States, northeastern Poland, with an understorey dominated by Vaccinium myrtillus. Picea abies is the main tree dominant west of the Oka and Vetluga rivers, Picea obovata east of them.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code T3-F14 |
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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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Picea abies | Conifers | |
Picea obovata | Conifers | |
Pinus sylvestris | Conifers | |
Acer platanoides | Flowering Plants | |
Populus tremula | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus petraea | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus robur | Flowering Plants | |
Tilia cordata | Flowering Plants | |
Ulmus laevis | Flowering Plants | |
Vaccinium myrtillus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.A14 | Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.A14 | Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.A14 | Boreo-nemoral bilberry western spruce taiga | same |