Concept: Alpide [Rhododendron hirsutum] - [Erica] heaths in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/F2.28
Preferred label	Alpide [Rhododendron hirsutum] - [Erica] heaths
Definition	Forest substitution heaths, treeline fringe formations and alpine heaths or mats of calcareous soils in the Alps and the Dinarides, with [Rhododendron hirsutum], [Rhododendron intermedium], [Rhodothamnus chamaecistus] and [Erica herbacea], often accompanied by [Clematis alpina], [Daphne striata], [Daphne mezereum], [Globularia cordifolia], [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]. [Rhododendron hirsutum] and, mostly in the Austrian Alps, [Erica herbacea] are the most frequent dominants; other shrubs can locally play that role. [Arctostaphylos] spp. -dominated facies have, however, been been included in unit F2.27.
Notation	F2.28
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has broader	F2.2 (Evergreen alpine and subalpine heath and scrub) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has narrower	F2.281 (Hairy alpenrose heaths) in biodiversity/eunishabitats F2.282 (Alpine erica heaths) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/792