Lava tubes
English name:
Lava tubes
Description (English)
Caves formed in lava flows by open-ended tubes or passages resulting from the cooling of the surface whose molten interior continued to flow. Near the coast, they may contain salt water not connected to the sea and be colonized by specialized (anchihaline) communities.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H1.4 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H1) |
| 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 | 66.5 | Lava tubes | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H1.4 | Lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H1.4 | Lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H1.4 | Lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H1.4 | Lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H6.23 | Lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H6.23 | Lava tubes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 66.5 | Lava tubes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 66.5 | Lava tubes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 66.5 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 66.5 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 66.5 | same |
