Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets
Description (English)
Varied, often species-rich, shrub formations of the temperate and sub-Mediterranean belts of the Southern and Eastern Carpathians, the Balkan Range, the Moeso-Macedonian Mountains, the Rhodope Mountains, the Pelagonides, the Pindus, the Thessalian Mountains and adjacent regions, accompanied by a flora of mostly Moesian affinities, substitution formations of Quercion frainetto (unit T196), Fagion moesiacum (unit G1.69 of EUNIS 2012 split in T177 and T185), Fagion dacicum (unit G1.6D of EUNIS 2012 split in T17B and T186), Fagion hellenicum (unit T178) and, locally, Ostryo-Carpinion aegeicum (unit T193) climax forests, generally dominated by, or rich in, Carpinus orientalis, Syringa vulgaris, Paliurus spina-christi, Cotinus coggygria or Rhus coriaria.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code S3573 |
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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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Carpinus orientalis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F3.243 | Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F3.243 | Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F3.243 | Balkano-Hellenic deciduous thickets | same |