Subalpine and oroboreal Salix brush
Description (English)
Willow-dominated communities of higher Eurasian mountains and of the boreal zone, mostly characteristic of the subalpine zone of the higher ranges of the Alpine system and its satellites, where many constitute facies of subalpine shrub and tall herb communities, of the slopes of lesser ranges in the boreal zone, including the Scandinavian mountains, of Iceland and of the northern British Isles (cf. unit E5.5). Vegetation of the alliance Salicion silesiacae. Species composition is very variable and endemic species are highly represented here.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F2.32 |
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Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.62 | Subalpine and oroboreal willow brush | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 5.3.8 | Saulaie buissonnante subalpine | same |
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | A8.1 | SUBALPÍNSKÉ KŘOVINY S VRBOU LAPONSKOU (SALIX LAPPONUM) (Salix lapponum subalpine scrub) | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F2.32 | Subalpine and oroboreal Salix brush | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F2.32 | Subalpine and oroboreal Salix brush | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F2.32 | Subalpine and oroboreal Salix brush | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F2.32 | Mountain Salix brush | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F1.12 | Mountain Salix brush | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F1.12 | Mountain willow brush | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.62 | Mountain willow brush | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.62 | Mountain willow brush | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.62 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.62 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.62 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.62 | same |