EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > F - Heathland, scrub and tundra > F2 - Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub > F2.4 - Conifer scrub close to the tree limit > F2.42 - Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub

Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub

English name: Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub

Description (English)

Main range Pinus mugo scrub of well-drained, mostly calcareous, soils of the northern and southeastern outer Alps, usually with Rhododendron hirsutum, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Arctostaphylos alpinus, Sorbus chamaemespilus, Lonicera caerulea, Lonicera alpigena, Calamagrostis varia, sometimes with Erica herbacea or Rhodothamnus chamaecistus and, in acidophilous variants, known in particular from the Karawanken, Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Rhododendron ferrugineum, Empetrum hermaphroditum.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code F2.42
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

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	Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)	4070	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus mugo

Flowering Plants Arctostaphylos alpinus

Flowering Plants Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Flowering Plants Calamagrostis varia

Flowering Plants Empetrum hermaphroditum

Flowering Plants Erica herbacea

Flowering Plants Lonicera alpigena

Flowering Plants Lonicera caerulea

Flowering Plants Rhododendron ferrugineum

Flowering Plants Rhododendron hirsutum

Flowering Plants Rhodothamnus chamaecistus

Flowering Plants Sorbus chamaemespilus

Flowering Plants Vaccinium myrtillus

Flowering Plants Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Pinus mugo		Conifers
Arctostaphylos alpinus		Flowering Plants
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi		Flowering Plants
Calamagrostis varia		Flowering Plants
Empetrum hermaphroditum		Flowering Plants
Erica herbacea		Flowering Plants
Lonicera alpigena		Flowering Plants
Lonicera caerulea		Flowering Plants
Rhododendron ferrugineum		Flowering Plants
Rhododendron hirsutum		Flowering Plants
Rhodothamnus chamaecistus		Flowering Plants
Sorbus chamaemespilus		Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus		Flowering Plants
Vaccinium vitis-idaea		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	31.52	Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.2.	Moors and heathland	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	5.4.3	Lande subalpine calcicole	overlap

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F2.42	Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F2.42	Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	F2.42	Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	F2.42	Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	F1.22	Outer Alpine Pinus mugo scrub	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	F1.22	Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	31.52	Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	31.52	Outer Alpine dwarf mountain pine scrub	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	31.52		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	31.52		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	31.52		same

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