High maquis
Description (English)
Tall shrubby formations of the meso- and thermo-Mediterranean zones of the Mediterranean basin with a dominant stratum of Erica arborea, Arbutus unedo, Quercus spp. and Pistacia lentiscus, but no or few emergent oaks, in contrast to unit F5.1 (of EUNIS 2012 smaller than S51).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S51B |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Arbutus unedo
Flowering Plants
Erica arborea
Flowering Plants
Pistacia lentiscus
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Arbutus unedo | Flowering Plants | |
| Erica arborea | Flowering Plants | |
| Pistacia lentiscus | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F5.21 | High maquis | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.21 | High maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.21 | High maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.21 | High maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.21 | High maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.2D | High maquis | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.31 | High maquis | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.31 | High maquis | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.31 | High maquis | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.31 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.31 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.31 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32.31 | same |
