31.1 - European wet heaths

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Wet or humid ericoid-shrub dominated heaths of the Atlantic and sub-Atlantic domaines of the western Palaearctic region, developed on peaty or semipeaty soils, waterlogged for at least part of the year, sometimes temporarily inundated, and usually moist even in summer.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Oxycocco-Sphagnetea: Erico-Sphagnetalia papillosi: Ericion tetralicis, Oxycocco-Ericion tetralicis (Calluno vulgaris-Sphagnion papillosi) p.; Nardo-Callunetea: Calluno-Ulicienea: Ulicetalia minoris: Ulici minoris-Ericion tetralicis (Ulici minoris-Ericion ciliaris); Nardo-Callunetea: Erico-Ulicetalia: Genistion micrantho-anglicae p.

Bibliography

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

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