Dehesa
Description (English)
A characteristic landscape of the southwestern quadrant of the Iberian peninsula in which crops, pasture land or Mediterranean scrub, in juxtaposition or rotation, are shaded by a fairly closed to very open canopy of native oaks, Quercus suber, Quercus rotundifolia, Quercus pyrenaica, Quercus faginea. It is an important habitat of raptors, including the threatened Iberian endemic eagle Aquila adalberti, of the crane Grus grus, of large insects and their predators and of the endangered Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code E7.3 |
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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
Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
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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 | Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp | 6310 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Aquila adalberti | Spanish Imperial Eagle | Birds |
Grus grus | Crane | Birds |
Quercus faginea | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus pyrenaica | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus rotundifolia | Flowering Plants | |
Quercus suber | Flowering Plants | |
Lynx pardinus | Iberian lynx | Mammals |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 91.2 | Dehesa | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 2.4.4. | Agro-forestry areas | n/a |
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 15 | Mediterranean broad-leaved sclerophyllous forests and shrub | wider |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E7.3 | Dehesa | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E7.3 | Dehesa | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E7.3 | Dehesa | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | X17 | Dehesa | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | X18 | Dehesa | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | X10 | Dehesa | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 91.2 | Dehesa | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 91.2 | Dehesa | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 91.2 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 91.2 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 84.6 | same |