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Concept: Dwarf birch hummocks in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/D1.11137
Preferred label Dwarf birch hummocks
Definition Dwarf shrub hummock communities of nemoral Europe and of the lowland and hill bogs of boreal Europe, west to Fennoscandia and the Baltic States, dominated by, or rich in, [Betula nana]. In nemoral Europe they are limited to isolated enclaves on hills of the Germano-Baltic plains and to rare stations within the greater Hercynian ranges and the Alps, where they represent relict outposts of the communities of unit 51.17, with which they share, in particular, besides [Betula nana], [Vaccinium microcarpum], [Rubus chamaemorus], [Chamaedaphne calyculata].
Notation D1.11137
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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