S2-532 - Fourrés subalpins à Bouleau

Subalpine birch brush

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Thickets or scrub of the subalpine zone of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Hercynian ranges, usually at the tree-limit, dominated by shrubby or krumholtz birches, in particular, Betula carpatica, Betula pubescens, often with Sorbus aucuparia ssp. glabrata, Lonicera nigra, Prunus padus ssp. borealis (Padus petraea).

Bibliography

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)