Irano-Anatolian inland dunes

English name: Irano-Anatolian inland dunes

Description (English)

Inland dunes of the Anatolian Plateau, of Transcaucasia, of the Iranian Plateau and of northern Mesopotamia, in the Irano-Anatolian zone of transition between the continental Eurasian steppes and the Mediterranean and southern Palaearctic desert zones, of the eastern cis-Caucasian hills of Daghestan and the Terek basin, the Kopet Dagh, the Pamir-Alai, the extreme western Tien-Shan.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E1.A5

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 64.76 Irano-Anatolian inland dunes source
CORINE Land Cover 3.3.1. Beaches, dunes, and sand plains n/a
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.9E Irano-Anatolian inland dunes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.9E Irano-Anatolian inland dunes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E1.9E Irano-Anatolian inland dunes same
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