Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests
English name:
Cantabrian Pyrenean oak forests
Description (English)
Quercus pyrenaica formations of medio-European character, of the collinar and montane levels of the Cantabrian chain and its satellite ranges west to the Sierra de Picos de Ancares in Galicia, characteristic of areas with comparatively low precipitation, in the rain shadow of the coastward ranges or the interior oro-Cantabrian hills.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.7B2 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.7) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica | 9230 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Quercus pyrenaica
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Quercus pyrenaica | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.62 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.1. | Broad-leaved forest | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.7B2 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.7B2 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.7B2 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.7B2 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.8B2 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.912 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.62 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.62 | Cantabrian Quercus pyrenaica forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.62 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.62 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 41.62 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 41.62 | same |
