EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > H - Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats > H6 - Recent volcanic features

Recent volcanic features

English name: Recent volcanic features

Description (English)

Hard rock surfaces, rock jumbles, loose material deposits, soils, water bodies resulting from recent or present volcanic activity, unvegetated, occupied by lichens or mosses, or colonized by specialised, relatively sparse herb- or shrub-dominated communities.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code H6
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

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]

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	66	Volcanic features	same
CORINE Land Cover	3.3.3.	Sparsely vegetated areas	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	H6	Recent volcanic features	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	H6	Recent volcanic features	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	H6	Recent volcanic features	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	H6	Recent volcanic features	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	H6	Volcanic features	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	H6	Volcanic features	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	66	Volcanic features	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	66	Volcanic features	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	66		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	66		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	66		same

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