Illyrian thermophile beech forests

English name: Illyrian thermophile beech forests

Description (English)

Thermophilous and often calcicolous Fagus sylvatica forests of the Dinarides and of associated ranges and hills, with outliers and irradiations in the southeastern Alps and in the mid-Pannonic hills, characterized by the presence of Ostryo-Carpinion orientalis or Fraxino orni-Ostryion species.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G1.6C3
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.6)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Fagus sylvatica
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Fagus sylvatica Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 41.1C3 Illyrian thermophile beech forests source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G1.6C3 Illyrian thermophile beech forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G1.6C3 Illyrian thermophile beech forests same
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