Concept: Nival Zone in the eagle vocabulary

Concept URI https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/landcover/eagle/LCH-nival-zone
Preferred label Nival Zone
Definition Highest altitudinal zone, throughout the entire or most of the year covered with snow / ice. This zone is the origin of glaciers. Vegetation is non-existent in this zone, apart from extremely scarse micro organisms.
Notation LCH-nival-zone
Status Valid
Status Modified 2023-11-29
Accepted Date 2023-11-29
Not Accepted Date
isParameter
  • false
isHeader
  • false
code
  • LCH-7_2_8
parent
LC/LU Relevance
  • Gen
Thematic Domain Context
  • FRST, HABT