Balkano-Pontic Abies forests

English name: Balkano-Pontic fir forests

Description (English)

Forests of Abies nordmanniana, Abies borisii-regis, Abies bornmuelleriana of the southern Balkans peninsula, the Pontic range and the Caucasus, often mixed with beech, or adjacent to beech forests.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.17
Bern Convention Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Abies borisii-regis
Conifers Abies nordmanniana
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Abies borisii-regis Conifers
Abies nordmanniana Conifers

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.17 Balkano-Pontic fir forests source
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.2. Coniferous forest n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment 13 Montane beech and mixed beech-fir-spruce forest wider
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.17 Balkano-Pontic Abies forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.17 Balkano-Pontic Abies forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G3.17 Balkano-Pontic Abies forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G3.17 Balkano-Pontic Abies forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G3.17 Balkano-Pontic Abies forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G3.17 Balkano-Pontic fir forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 42.17 Balkano-Pontic fir forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 42.17 Balkano-Pontic fir forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 42.17   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 42.17   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 42.17   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 42.17   same
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