Pretundra Picea obovata taiga

English name: Pretundra Siberian spruce (Picea obovata) taiga

Description (English)

Sparse or patchy, often stunted, Picea obovata woods forming the timberline in the wooded tundra zone of eastern Europe, east of the White Sea and west of the Ural piedmont.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.A5
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.A)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Picea obovata
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Picea obovata Conifers

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.C9 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga source
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.2. Coniferous forest n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.A5 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.A5 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G3.A5 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G3.A5 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G3.A5 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G3.A9 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 42.C9 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 42.C9 Pretundra Picea obovata taiga same
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