EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > F - Heathland, scrub and tundra > F3 - Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub > F3.1 - Temperate thickets and scrub > F3.12 - Buxus sempervirens thickets

Buxus sempervirens thickets

English name: Box thickets

Description (English)

Buxus sempervirens-dominated variants of units F3.11, F3.22, F3.23 or F3.24 with for example Juniperus oxycedrus or Pteridium aquilinum.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code F3.12
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

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

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	Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion pp)	5110	Wider	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Juniperus oxycedrus

Ferns Pteridium aquilinum

Flowering Plants Buxus sempervirens

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Juniperus oxycedrus		Conifers
Pteridium aquilinum		Ferns
Buxus sempervirens		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	31.82	Box thickets	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.2.	Moors and heathland	n/a
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	5.3.2	Buissons xérothermophiles sur sol neutre à alcalin	wider

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	F3.12	Buxus sempervirens thickets	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	F3.12	Buxus sempervirens thickets	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	F3.12	Buxus sempervirens thickets	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	F3.12	Buxus sempervirens thickets	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	F1.32	Buxus sempervirens thickets	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	F1.32	Box thickets	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	31.82	Box thickets	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	31.82	Box thickets	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	31.82		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	31.82		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	31.82		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	31.82		same

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