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Supra-Mediterranean [Pinus sylvestris] forests

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English name Supra-Mediterranean Scots pine forests Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   G3.49 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

[Pinus sylvestris]-dominated facies of the thermophilous, supra-Mediterranean oak woods (unit G1.7), alternated, mixed or imbricated with [Quercus pubescens] or [Quercus faginea] woods in the southwestern Alpine foothills, on the periphery of the Central Massif, along the southern flank of the Pyrenees and, locally, in the Ligurian and Insubrian Alps, in the western Alps of the northern Dauphiné‚ and Savoie, in the northern Apennines and on the northern flank of the Pyrenees. [Buxus sempervirens] is usually abundant in the undergrowth; other components of the shrub layer include [Corylus avellana], [Sorbus aria], [Sorbus torminalis], [Acer opalus], [Acer campestre], [Acer monspessulanum], [Euonymus latifolius], [Genista cinerea], [Juniperus communis].

Source

ILE SAS (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.49 Supra-Mediterranean [Pinus sylvestris] forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.49 Supra-Mediterranean [Pinus sylvestris] forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G3.49 Supra-Mediterranean [Pinus sylvestris] forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G3.49 Supra-Mediterranean [Pinus sylvestris] forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G3.49 Supra-Mediterranean [Pinus sylvestris] forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G3.59 Supra-Mediterranean Scots pine forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.59 Supra-Mediterranean Scots pine forests source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 42.59 Supra-Mediterranean Scots pine forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 42.59 Supra-Mediterranean Scots pine forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 42.59   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 42.59   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 42.59   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 42.59   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.2. Coniferous forest n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment ? Not found in FTBA classification not defined
  G Woodland, forest and other wooded land Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  G3 Coniferous woodland Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  G3.4 [Pinus sylvestris] woodland south of the taiga    Parent
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