Mediterranean, Macaronesian and temperate volcanic ash and lapilli fields
Description (English)
Exposed deposits of pyroclastic rocks, fragmental volcanic material blown into the atmosphere by explosive activity, including ash, lapilli, bombs, peles hair, or of detritic pumice and scoriae, together with the pioneer assemblies of specialised species that may colonize them in the Mediterranean basin and Macaronesia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code U62C |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | H6.25 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H6.25 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H6.25 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H6.25 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H6.22 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H6.22 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H6.22 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 66.4 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 66.4 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 66.4 | same | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 66.4 | same | ||
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 66.4 | same |
