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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N1 : Coastal dunes and sandy shores
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N2 : Coastal shingle
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N21 : Atlantic, Baltic and Arctic coastal shingle beach
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N22 : Mediterranean and Black Sea coastal shingle beach
N3 : Rock cliffs, ledges and shores, including the supralittoral
Q : Wetlands
R : Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens
R1 : Dry grasslands
R2 : Mesic grasslands
R21 : Mesic permanent pasture of lowlands and mountains
R211 : Unbroken pastures
R212 : Ditch-broken pastures
R213 : Abandoned pastures
R214 : Species-rich lowland flood meadows
R215 : Macaronesian mesic grassland
R216 : Boreo-arctic Agrostis-Festuca grasslands
R22 : Low and medium altitude hay meadow
R23 : Mountain hay meadow
R24 : Iberian summer pasture (vallicar)
R241 : Perennial vallicares
R242 : Annual vallicares
R243 : Andalusian Armeria vallicares
R3 : Seasonally wet and wet grasslands
R31 : Mediterranean tall humid inland grassland
R311 : Mediterranean tall humid grassland of mountains
R312 : Mediterranean tall humid grassland of lowlands
R3121 : Serapias grassland
R32 : Mediterranean short moist grassland of lowlands
R33 : Mediterranean short moist grassland of mountains
R34 : Submediterranean moist meadow
R35 : Moist or wet mesotrophic to eutrophic hay meadow
R36 : Moist or wet mesotrophic to eutrophic pasture
R37 : Temperate and boreal moist or wet oligotrophic grassland
R4 : Alpine and subalpine grasslands
R5 : Forest fringes and clearings and tall forb stands
R6 : Inland salt steppes and salt marshes
R7 : Sparsely wooded grasslands
S : Heathland, scrub and tundra
T : Forest and other wooded land
U : Inland habitats with no or little soil and mostly with sparse vegetation
V : Vegetated man-made habitats
V1 : Arable land and market gardens
V2 : Cultivated areas of gardens and parks
V21 : Large-scale ornamental garden areas
V22 : Small-scale ornamental and domestic garden areas
V23 : Recently abandoned garden areas
V3 : Artificial grasslands and herb dominated habitats
V4 : Hedgerows
V41 : Hedgerows of non-native species
V42 : Highly-managed hedgerows of native species
V43 : Species-rich hedgerows of native species
V44 : Species-poor hedgerows of native species
V5 : Shrub plantations
V51 : Shrub plantations for whole-plant harvesting
V52 : Shrub plantations for leaf or branch harvest
V53 : Shrub plantations for ornamental purposes or for fruit, other than vineyards
V54 : Vineyards
V6 : Tree dominated man-made habitats
V61 : Broadleaved fruit and nut tree orchards
V62 : Evergreen orchards and groves
V63 : Lines of planted trees
V64 : Small deciduous broadleaved planted other wooded land
V65 : Small evergreen broadleaved planted other wooded land
V66 : Small coniferous planted other wooded land