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Acid siliceous inland cliffs

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English name Acid siliceous inland cliffs Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   H3.1 Level   3
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Dry non-calcareous inland cliffs. Specific plant associations colonize montane and Mediterranean cliffs. Most of the subdivisions refer to them. Northern lowland cliffs usually support fragments of other less specialized communities.

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 H3.1 Acid siliceous inland cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 H3.1 Acid siliceous inland cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 H3.1 Acid siliceous inland cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 H3.1 Acid siliceous inland cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 H3.1 Acid siliceous inland cliffs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 H3.2 Acid siliceous inland cliffs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 62.2 Silicicolous and boreo-basaltic chasmophyte communities same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 62.2 Vegetated siliceous inland cliffs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 62.2 Vegetated siliceous inland cliffs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 62.2   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 62.2   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 62.2   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 62.2   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.2. Bare rock n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 5.2.1.1 Dry meadow type on bedrocks n/a
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 I111 Natural rock exposure: inland cliff, acid/neutral overlap
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 3.4.2 Paroi de roche siliceuse, serpentine same
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 4110000 Silikátové n/a
  H Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  H3 Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Parent
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