Concept: Conifer scrub close to the tree limit in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/F2.4
Preferred label Conifer scrub close to the tree limit
Definition Scrubland with dwarf conifers (krummholz), often with incomplete canopy cover, close to the tree limit. At the arctic tree limit, the trees are of species that can grow to large stature under favourable conditions. However [Pinus mugo] of central and southern Europe is often genetically fixed as a shrub. Excluded are stands of forest conifers with height > 3 m (G3).
Notation F2.4
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has broader
Has narrower
Has exact match