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Arid zone matorral

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English name Arid zone matorral Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   F5.17 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Scrub and steppes of the arid Iberian southeast, North Africa, Anatolia, central Cyprus and Palestine, dominated by often scattered tall shrubs and small trees of [Ziziphus lotus], [Ziziphus spina-christi] or [Acacia albida], in part distinctively thermo-mediterranean, in part intermediate between Mediterranean formations and open dry tropical woodland not found in the EUNIS classification area.

Source

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 F5.17 Arid zone matorral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 F5.17 Arid zone matorral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 F5.17 Arid zone matorral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 F5.17 Arid zone matorral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 F2.17 Arid zone matorral same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 F2.17 Arid zone matorral same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 32.17 Arid zone matorral source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 32.17 Arid zone matorral same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 32.17 Arid zone matorral same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 32.17   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 32.17   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.3. Sclerophyllous vegetation n/a
  F Heathland, scrub and tundra Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  F5 Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  F5.1 Arborescent matorral    Parent
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