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Thistle fields

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English name Thistle fields Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   E1.C2 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Communities of degraded terrains of the Mediterranean basin overwhelmingly dominated by facies-forming thistles, notably of genera [Carthamus], [Carlina], [Centaurea], [Onopordum], [Notobasis], [Galactites].

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 E1.C2 Thistle fields same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E5.12 Thistle fields same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E5.12 Thistle fields same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 E5.12 Thistle fields same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 E1.C2 Thistle fields same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 F2.92 Thistle fields same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 32.92 Thistle fields source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 32.92 Thistle fields same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 32.92 Thistle fields same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 32.92   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 32.92   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.3. Sclerophyllous vegetation n/a
  E Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E1 Dry grasslands Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E1.C Dry mediterranean lands with unpalatable non-vernal herbaceous vegetation    Parent
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