EUNIS habitat type hierarchical view (marine version 2022 & terrestrial version 2021)
The EUNIS habitat classification review is on-going. Four groups are pending review: Inland waters, Wetlands, Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats and Complexes.-
M : Marine benthic habitats (MA-MG)
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MH : Pelagic water column
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MJ : Ice-associated marine habitats
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N : Coastal habitats
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R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
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S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
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S1 : Tundra
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S2 : Arctic, alpine and subalpine scrub
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S3 : Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub
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S4 : Temperate shrub heathland
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S5 : Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean scrub
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S51 : Mediterranean maquis and arborescent matorral
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S511 : Evergreen Quercus matorral
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S512 : Olea europaea and Pistacia lentiscus matorral
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S513 : Juniper matorral
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S514 : Pinus matorral
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S515 : Tetraclinis articulata matorral
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S516 : Deciduous Quercus matorral
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S517 : Arid zone matorral
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S518 : Laurus nobilis matorral
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S519 : Cypress matorral
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S51A : Zelkova matorral
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S51B : High maquis
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S51C : Low ericaceous maquis
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S51D : Tall Cistus maquis
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S51E : Low Cistus maquis
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S51F : Low Cistus - Lavandula stoechas maquis
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S51G : Low sparse maquis
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S51H : Cytisus-dominated maquis
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S51J : Thermo-Mediterranean brushes, thickets and heath-garrigues
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S51K : Euphorbia dendroides formations
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S51L : Ampelodesmos mauritanica -dominated garrigues
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S51M : Chamaerops humilis brush
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S51N : Thermo-Mediterranean broom fields (retamares)
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S51P : Mediterranean gorse-heaths
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S51P1 : Monchique Ulex argenteus gorse-heaths
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S51P2 : Lusitanian Ulex densus gorse-heaths
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S51P3 : Morena Ulex eriocladus gorse heaths
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S51P4 : Ulex parviflorus gorse-heaths
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S51P5 : Stauracanthus spectabilis gorse-heaths
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S51P6 : Luso-Extremaduran Genista hirsuta gorse-heaths