Active volcanic features
English name:
Active volcanic features
Description (English)
Orifices in volcanic areas emitting hot or cold gases and vapours. Their very extreme environment is colonized by highly distinct communities with few species. Included are steam vents (fumaroles), vapour and hot sulphurous gas vents (solfatares), paint pots, porridge pots and mud volcanoes, as well as cold carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen vents (mofettes), that emit directly into the open atmosphere. Excludes marine (A6.9) and subterranean (H1.4) vents.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H6.1 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 66.6 | Fumaroles, solfataras and mofettes | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.3. | Sparsely vegetated areas | not defined |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H6.1 | Active volcanic features | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H6.1 | Active volcanic features | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H6.1 | Active volcanic features | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H6.3 | Fumaroles, solfataras and mofettes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H6.3 | Fumaroles, solfataras and mofettes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H6.3 | Fumaroles, solfataras and mofettes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 66.6 | Fumaroles, solfataras and mofettes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 66.6 | Fumaroles, solfataras and mofettes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 66.6 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 66.6 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 66.6 | same |
