T1-C - Forêts de montagne à Betula et Populus tremula sur sols minéraux des zones tempérées et boréales

Temperate and boreal mountain Betula and Populus tremula forest on mineral soils

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Open, low canopy climax birch (Betula litwinowii, Betula pubescens var. glabrata, Betula pubescens var. pumila) and aspen (Populus tremula) forests with a heathy or herb-rich field layer in the boreal zone, temperate mountain ranges including the Caucasus, and temperate zone of Eastern European lowlands.
Remark: Non-mountain closed, secondary birch and aspen forests of the boreal and temperate zones of Eastern Europe also belong to this habitat, which may require a change of the habitat name.

Espèces diagnostiques

Betula litwinowii, Betula pubescens var. glabrata, Betula pubescens, Cladonia degenerans, Betula pubescens var. pumila, Rhododendron caucasicum, Sciuro-hypnum reflexum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Vaccinium myrtillus, Linnaea borealis, Phyllodoce caerulea

Espèces constantes

Vaccinium myrtillus, Betula pubescens, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Avenella flexuosa, Sorbus aucuparia, Solidago virgaurea, Empetrum nigrum aggr., Dicranum scoparium, Juniperus communis subsp. communis, Pleurozium schreberi, Hylocomium splendens, Trientalis europaea, Vaccinium uliginosum, Linnaea borealis, Picea abies, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Oxalis acetosella, Lycopodium annotinum, Geranium sylvaticum aggr., Festuca ovina

Espèces dominantes

Betula pubescens, Vaccinium myrtillus, Empetrum nigrum aggr., Populus tremula, Betula pubescens var. glabrata, Hylocomium splendens, Betula litwinowii, Betula pubescens var. pumila

Bibliographie

 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)