Abies pinsapo forests
Description (English)
Fir or fir-cedar forests dominated by relict species of Abies, including forests of Abies pinsapo, Abies marocana, Abies numidica, Abies cilicica or Abies nebrodensis, distributed along the rim of the southern Mediterranean basin, well outside the range of beech.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code G3.19 |
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Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Abies pinsapo forests | 9520 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Abies nebrodensis | Conifers | |
Abies pinsapo | Conifers |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 42.19 | Afro-Asian fir forests | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.2. | Coniferous forest | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.19 | Abies pinsapo forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.19 | Abies pinsapo forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.19 | Abies pinsapo forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.19 | Abies pinsapo forests | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.19 | Abies pinsapo forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 42.19 | Afro-Asian fir forests | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 42.19 | Afro-Asian fir forests | same |