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Barren Macaronesian lava flows
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| English name | Barren Macaronesian lava flows |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | H6.242 | Level | 5 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Lava flows, fields, dykes, necks, domes, cones of the Azores, the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands, unvegetated, occupied by usually discontinuous communities dominated by algae, lichens or mosses, sometimes colonized by very sparse vascular plants. Barren lava fields of Fuerteventura, Lobos and Lanzarote are the main habitat of the endemic and vulnerable Canary Shrew, [Crocidura canariensis].
Source
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H6.242 | Barren Macaronesian lava flows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H6.242 | Barren Macaronesian lava flows | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H6.242 | Barren Macaronesian lava flows | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 66.321 | Barren Macaronesian lava flows | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | n/a |
| H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats |
Ancestor
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| H6 | Recent volcanic features |
Ancestor
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| H6.2 | Inactive recent volcanic features | Ancestor | |
| H6.24 | Barren lava fields and flows | Parent |
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