Alpide Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Arctostaphylos alpinus heaths
Description (English)
Mats of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi or Arctostaphylos alpinus of the alpine, subalpine and locally, montane, belts of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the northern and central Apennines, the Dinarides, the Carpathians, the Balkan Range, the Rhodope Mountains (south to the Slavianka-Orvilos, the Menikion, the Pangeon, the Falakron and the Rhodopi), the Moeso-Macedonian mountains (including Athos), the Pelagonides (south to the Greek Macedonian border ranges Tzena, Pinovon and Kajmakchalan) and Olympus, in the Thessalian mountains, mostly on calcareous substrates.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F2.27 |
|---|---|
| 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
Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arctostaphylos alpinus | Flowering Plants | |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.47 | Alpide bearberry heaths | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.4.3 | Lande subalpine calcicole | wider |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.4.4 | Lande subalpine xérophile sur sol acide | narrower |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 9311400 | Alpínske spolocenstvá kríckových holí | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.27 | Alpide Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Arctostaphylos alpinus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.27 | Alpide Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Arctostaphylos alpinus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.27 | Alpide Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Arctostaphylos alpinus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.27 | Alpide Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Arctostaphylos alpinus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F3.27 | Alpide Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Arctostaphylos alpinus heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F3.27 | Alpide bearberry heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.47 | Alpide bearberry heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.47 | Alpide bearberry heaths | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.47 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.47 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.47 | same |
