Macaronesian thermal springs

English name: Macaronesian thermal springs

Description (English)

Hot springs related to active volcanism of the southern north Atlantic, on the mid-Atlantic ridge islands of the Azores and on the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Cape Verde Islands.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code C2.142

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 66.72 Macaronesian thermal springs source
CORINE Land Cover 4.1.1. Inland marshes n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 C2.142 Macaronesian thermal springs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 C2.142 Macaronesian thermal springs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 C2.142 Macaronesian thermal springs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 C2.142 Macaronesian thermal springs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 C2.342 Macaronesian thermal springs same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 C2.342 Macaronesian thermal springs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 66.72 Macaronesian thermal springs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 66.72 Macaronesian thermal springs same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 66.92   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 66.92   same
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