Balkano-Pontic Abies 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 |
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Bern Convention | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements
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 |
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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 | Hellenic beech forests with Abies borisii-regis | 9270 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Abies borisii-regis | Conifers | |
Abies nordmanniana | Conifers |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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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 |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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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 |