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Southern European Picea abies forests

Description (English)

Outlying Picea abies formations of the Apennines, the southern Dinarides, the Balkan Range and the Rhodope Mountains, at the southern limit of the range of the species and mostly south of its continuous range. Pinus sylvestris may be present, and undergrowth species may include Vaccinium myrtillus, Urtica dioica, Rubus idaeus, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, Poa nemoralis, Daphne oleoides, Calamagrostis arundinacea and Fragaria vesca.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code T314
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Southern European Picea abies forests	G3.1E	Same	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Picea abies

Conifers Pinus sylvestris

Flowering Plants Bruckenthalia spiculifolia

Flowering Plants Calamagrostis arundinacea

Flowering Plants Daphne oleoides

Flowering Plants Fragaria vesca

Flowering Plants Poa nemoralis

Flowering Plants Rubus idaeus

Flowering Plants Urtica dioica

Flowering Plants Vaccinium myrtillus

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Picea abies		Conifers
Pinus sylvestris		Conifers
Bruckenthalia spiculifolia		Flowering Plants
Calamagrostis arundinacea		Flowering Plants
Daphne oleoides		Flowering Plants
Fragaria vesca		Flowering Plants
Poa nemoralis		Flowering Plants
Rubus idaeus		Flowering Plants
Urtica dioica		Flowering Plants
Vaccinium myrtillus		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	G3.1E	Southern European Picea abies forests	same

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.1E	Southern European Picea abies forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.1E	Southern European Picea abies forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.1E	Southern European Picea abies forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.1E	Southern European Picea abies forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G3.1E	Southern European Picea abies forests	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	G3.24	Southern European Norway spruce forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	42.24	Southern European Norway spruce forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	42.24	Southern European Norway spruce forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	42.24		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	42.24		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	42.24		same

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