Eastern Mediterranean serpentine screes

English name: Eastern Mediterranean serpentine screes

Description (English)

Serpentine screes of high mountains of southern Albania and mainland Greece, less widespread than the limestone screes of unit H2.68, restricted to serpentines of the northern Pindus and of Mount Olympus.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code H2.69
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H2.6)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 61.42 Iono-Aegean serpentine screes source
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.2. Bare rock n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 H2.69 Eastern Mediterranean serpentine screes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H2.69 Eastern Mediterranean serpentine screes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 H2.69 Eastern Mediterranean serpentine screes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 H2.69 Pindus serpentine screes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 H2.85 Greek serpentine screes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 H2.75 Greek serpentine screes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 61.42 Greek serpentine screes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 61.42 Greek serpentine screes same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 61.42   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 61.42   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 61.42   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 61.42   same
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