Habitat types key navigation

You can use the 'key navigation' function to identify a specific habitat by answering a set of questions. Starting from first question to next questions you select one of the possible answers. Here are samples of possible answers:

• No ( 002 ) - Leading to question named '002'
• Yes [ G ] - Leading to another questions subset of level G
• No [ E6 ] - Links directly to factsheet for E6

Additionally the diagram may be used for reference.


Category : (G2 )Broadleaved evergreen woodland
Diagram :

Question g10 :   Highly artificial?

Highly artificial broadleaved evergreen forests (often of exotic species) of uniform age and structure, completely dependent on man’s operations and with impoverished associated communities (path = Yes) are separated from less highly managed habitats.

Answers: Yes ( g11 ) No ( g12 )

Question g11 :   Usage

Highly artificial evergreen forestry plantations normally primarily used for timber production are separated from those used for other purposes (including olive groves and palm plantations).

Answers: timber production [ G2.8 ] other [ G2.9 ]

Question g12 :   Dominant species

Habitats are separated according to their dominant species: evergreen oaks (Quercus); laurels (Laurus); holly (Ilex); palms (Phoenix); olive (Olea europea) or carob (Ceratonia siliqua); and other very tall, forest-like formations dominated by Erica arborea, Myrica faya, Arbutus canariensis or Visnea mocanera.

Answers: oaks [ G2.1 ] laurels ( g13 ) holly [ G2.6 ] palms [ G2.5 ] olive or carob [ G2.4 ] other [ G2.7 ]

Question g13 :   Biogeographic region

Laurel (Laurus)-dominated habitats characteristic of the Macaronesian biogeographic region are separated from those of the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions (path = other).

Answers: other [ G2.2 ] Macaronesian [ G2.3 ]