Woodland and scrub communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system

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This article gives an overview of the woodland and scrub communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.

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Introduction

The woodland and scrub communities of the NVC were described in Volume 1 of British Plant Communities, first published in 1991.

In total, 25 woodland/scrub communities have been identified, consisting of 19 woodland communities, four communities classed as scrub and 2 as underscrub. [1] [2]

The woodland communities consist of:

The scrub communities consist of:

The underscrub communities consist of bramble and bracken underscrub.

A further scrub community, SD18, dominated by Sea Buckthorn, is classified among the sand-dune communities.

List of woodland and scrub communities

The following is a list of the communities that make up this category:

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