Concept: Heathland, scrub and tundra in the eunishabitats vocabulary

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Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/F
Preferred label	Heathland, scrub and tundra
Definition	Non-coastal land which is dry or only seasonally inundated (with the water table at or above ground level for less than half of the year) with greater than 30% vegetation cover. Tundra is characterised by the presence of permafrost. Heathland and scrub are defined as vegetation dominated by shrubs or dwarf shrubs of species that typically do not exceed 5 m maximum height. Includes shrub orchards, vineyards, hedges (which may have occasional tall trees). Also includes stands of climatically-limited dwarf trees (krummholz) < 3 m high, such as occur in extreme alpine conditions. Includes [Salix] and [Frangula] carrs. Excludes coppice (G5.7) and [Alnus] and [Populus] swamp woodland (G1.4).
Notation	F
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has narrower	F1 (Tundra) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F2 (Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F3 (Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F4 (Temperate shrub heathland) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F5 (Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F6 (Garrigue) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F7 (Spiny Mediterranean heaths (phrygana, hedgehog-heaths and related coastal cliff vegetation)) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F8 (Thermo-Atlantic xerophytic scrub) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F9 (Riverine and fen scrubs) in biodiversity/eunishabitats FA (Hedgerows) in biodiversity/eunishabitats FB (Shrub plantations) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/538