EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > H - Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats > H3 - Inland cliffs, rock pavements and outcrops > H3.5 - Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements > H3.51 - Pavements, rock slabs, rock domes > H3.511 - Limestone pavements

Limestone pavements

English name: Limestone pavements

Description (English)

More or less level surfaces of calcareous rock of lowlands, hills and mountains of non-desert regions of the Palaearctic, including karstic pavements, lapi‚s, with their clints and grikes.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code H3.511
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)
Relation to	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Limestone pavements	8240	Same	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	62.311	Limestone pavements	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.3.2.	Bare rock	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	H3.511	Limestone pavements	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	H3.511	Limestone pavements	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	H3.511	Limestone pavements	same

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