Liguro-Insubrian Castanea sativa forests
Description (English)
Castanea sativa-dominated forests and naturalised plantations of the collinar level of the southern slope of the Alps of Italy and southern Switzerland, with a cortège characteristic of medio-European acidophilous oak forests; resulting from ancient introductions, they are particularly abundant on the margins of the Piedmont plains, where they constitute, in some valleys, an almost continuous forest mantle, extending up to 800 m, sometimes 1000 m, and in the Insubrian region. They occur more sparsely west to the Ligurian Alps.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code T1-9C5 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Castanea sativa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Castanea sativa | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Not available
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | G1.7D5 | Liguro-Insubrian Castanea sativa forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.7D5 | Liguro-Insubrian Castanea sativa forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.7D5 | Liguro-Insubrian Castanea sativa forests | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.7D5 | Liguro-Insubrian Castanea sativa forests | same |
