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Concept: Boreal heath Scots pine bog woods in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/G3.D12 |
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| Preferred label | Boreal heath Scots pine bog woods |
| Definition | Scots pine bog woods of the western boreal region of the Palaearctic formed of [Pinus sylvestris] with a shrub layer dominated by the ericaceous shrubs [Calluna vulgaris], [Vaccinium myrtillus], [Vaccinium uliginosum], [Vaccinium vitis-idaea] and by [Betula nana], with [Eriophorum vaginatum], [Andromeda polifolia], [Empetrum nigrum], [Rubus chamaemorus], and a mucinal layer dominated by [Sphagnum fuscum] and [Pleurozium schreberi], accompanied by [Sphagnum magellanicum], [Cladonia rangiferina]. In Finland, this type of bog woods occupies entire mire areas. This type also occurs on hummocks in concentric raised bogs, on strings in the excentric bogs and aapa mires, and as marginal woodland around concentric raised bogs with treeless plateaux. |
| Notation | G3.D12 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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