Volcanic ash and lapilli fields
English name:
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.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H6.25 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H6) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 | Fields of lava and natural excavations | 8320 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 66.4 | Volcanic ash and lapilli fields | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
