Balkan peninsula supra-Mediterranean shrub garrigues
Description (English)
Formations of the supra-Mediterranean level and sub-Mediterranean areas of the Balkan peninsula dominated by sclerophyllous shrubs, impoverished irradiations of the communities of units S51C and F6.2 (of EUNIS 2012 now overlapping with S63), in particular unit S631. Included are, notably, the Phillyrea latifolia and Quercus coccifera thickets or scrubs of the middle Struma-Strimon and Mesta-Nestos valleys of Bulgaria, when monodominated by these species, as well as some Buxus sempervirens- or Juniperus oxycedrus-dominated formations of the supra-Mediterranean Ostryo-Carpinion aegeicum region of northern Greece, southern Albania and the southern North Macedonia; most of the communities that include them also comprise, however, a substantial admixture of deciduous species and thus belong to unit S52.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code S63Z1 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Juniperus oxycedrus
Flowering Plants
Buxus sempervirens
Flowering Plants
Phillyrea latifolia
Flowering Plants
Quercus coccifera
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Juniperus oxycedrus | Conifers | |
| Buxus sempervirens | Flowering Plants | |
| Phillyrea latifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus coccifera | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | F6.661 | Balkan peninsula supra-Mediterranean shrub garrigues | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F6.661 | Balkan peninsula supra-Mediterranean shrub garrigues | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F6.661 | Balkan peninsula supramediterranean shrub garrigues | same |
