Basic and ultra-basic inland cliffs
Description (English)
Dry, calcareous inland cliffs. Specific plant associations colonize montane and Mediterranean cliffs. Most of the subdivisions refer to them. Northern lowland cliffs usually support fragments of other less specialized communities.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code H3.2 |
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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
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 62.1 | Calcicolous chasmophyte communities | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | I112 | Natural rock exposure: inland cliff, basic | same |
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 3.4.1 | Paroi de roche calcaire | narrower |
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 4120000 | Karbonátové | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H3.2 | Basic and ultra-basic inland cliffs | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H3.2 | Basic and ultra-basic inland cliffs | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H3.2 | Basic and ultra-basic inland cliffs | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H3.2 | Basic and ultra-basic inland cliffs | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H3.2 | Basic and ultra-basic inland cliffs | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H3.1 | Calcareous inland cliffs | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 62.1 | Vegetated calcareous inland cliffs | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 62.1 | Vegetated calcareous inland cliffs | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 62.1 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 62.1 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 62.1 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 62.1 | same |