Greek Juniperus excelsa forests
Description (English)
Forest formations dominated by Juniperus excelsa or the closely allied Juniperus macropoda (Juniperus polycarpos, Juniperus seravshanica) of the Irano-Turanian plateaux and mountains of Anatolia, Iran, Afghanistan, extending to Lebanon, the Caucasus, Crimea, Cyprus and the Balkanic peninsula, in the periphery of the Pelagonides and Rhodope Mountains. Arborescent matorrals, somewhat more widespread in Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean regions, are included as unit S51331.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T3D7 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Juniperus excelsa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juniperus excelsa | Conifers |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G3.93 | Greek Juniperus excelsa woods | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.93 | Greek Juniperus excelsa woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.93 | Greek Juniperus excelsa woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.93 | Greek Juniperus excelsa woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.93 | Greek Juniperus excelsa woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.93 | Greek Juniperus excelsa woods | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G3.93 | Grecian and Persian juniper woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 42.A3 | Grecian and Persian juniper woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 42.A3 | Grecian and Persian juniper woods | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 42.A3 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 42.A3 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 42.A3 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 42.A3 | same |
