West Mediterranean spiny heaths
English name:
West Mediterranean spiny heaths
Description (English)
Spiny shrublands, mainly on coastal cliffs, of the western Mediterranean region.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code F7.1 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (F7) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Other names | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalion tragacanthae (Folch ex Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi 1999) Rivas-Mart. et al. 2002 | Rupicolous pulvinate scrub on wind-exposed coastal rocks of southern Spanish and Portugese coasts | Astragalion tragacanthae (Folch ex Rivas-Mart. et al. 1999) Rivas-Mart. et al. 2001; Crithmo-Helichrysion serotini Rothmaler 1943 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Launaeion cervicornis (O. de Bolòs et Vigo ex Gil et Llorens 1995) Rivas-Mart., Fernández-González et Loidi 1999 | Coastal dwarf scrub on salt-sprayed cliffs of Balearic Islands | Launaeion cervicornis O. de Bolòs et Vigo 1984 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F7.1 | West Mediterranean spiny heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F7.1 | West Mediterranean spiny heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F7.1 | West Mediterranean spiny heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F7.1 | West Mediterranean spiny heaths | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F6.1 | West Mediterranean phrygana | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F5.1 | West Mediterranean phryganas | same |
