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Tethyan lava tubes
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| English name | Tethyan lava tubes |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | H1.43 | Level | 4 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Lava tubes of the Mediterranean Basin and of western Asia, including Etna, Vesuvius, the Phlegrean Fields, Ischia, the Lipari Islands, Pantelleria, the Aegean archipelago, Nemrut Dag in eastern Turkey, Damavand in northern Iran, Taftan in southern Iran, the volcanoes of Syria.
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 | H1.43 | Tethyan lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H1.43 | Tethyan lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H1.43 | Tethyan lava tubes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 66.53 | Tethyan lava tubes | source |
| H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats |
Ancestor
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| H1 | Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies |
Ancestor
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| H1.4 | Lava tubes | Parent |
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