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Macaronesian [Laurus] woodland

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English name Macaronesian laurel woodland Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   G2.3 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Humid to hyper-humid, mist-bound, luxuriant, evergreen, lauriphyllous forests of the cloud belt of the Macaronesian islands, extremely rich in floral and faunal species, among which many are restricted to these communities. Genera such as [Picconia], [Semele], [Gesnouinia], [Lactucosonchus], [Ixanthus] are entirely endemic to these communities, while others, such as [Isoplexis], [Visnea] and [Phyllis] reach in them their maximum development; in addition, each of the formations of the various archipelagoes harbours distinctive endemic species. Laurel forests are the most complex and remarkable relict of the humid sub-tropical vegetation of the Mioceno-Pliocene late Tertiary of southern Europe. Areas of intact forests have been drastically reduced to a level below which the preservation of their elements could not be sustained.

Source

Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G2.3 Macaronesian [Laurus] woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G2.3 Macaronesian [Laurus] woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G2.3 Macaronesian [Laurus] woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G2.3 Macaronesian [Laurus] woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G2.3 Macaronesian [Laurus] woodland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G2.3 Macaronesian laurel woodland same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 45.6 Macaronesian laurel forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 45.6 Macaronesian laurel forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 45.6 Macaronesian laurel forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 45.6   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 45.6   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 45.6   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 45.6   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.1. Broad-leaved forest n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment 25 Laurel forest wider
  G Woodland, forest and other wooded land Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  G2 Broadleaved evergreen woodland Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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