Mediterranean gorse-heaths
Description (English)
Western Mediterranean formations, for the most part limited to the lower meso-mediterranean and thermo-mediterranean zones of the western Iberian peninsula, with outposts in western Morocco, dominated by gorse (Ulex spp., Stauracanthus spp.) of thermo-Mediterranean affinities, or by the spiny, globular broom Genista hirsuta, accompanied by a cort
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S51P |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
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Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.57 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.27 | Mediterranean gorse-heaths | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.27 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.27 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.27 | same |
