Mediterranean pre-desert scrub
Description (English)
Shrub formations constituting, with the halo-nitrophilous scrubs (unit F6.824) and the localized gypsum scrubs (unit F6.73), much of the natural and semi-natural vegetation of the arid zone of southeastern Spain (Almeria, Murcia, Alicante), a highly distinctive region of unique climatological, biological and landscape character within Europe, extremely rich in African and endemic species. Several of the most remarkable formations remain in only a few undisturbed localities and are gravely at risk. Similar formations occur in the upper arid (Mediterranean arid) zone of North Africa. Outposts of these communities also exist in Sicily, the Egadi islands, the Pelagie islands, the Maltese Islands and Pantelleria.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F5.55 |
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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 | Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub | 5330 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 32.25 | Euro-mediterranean pre-desert scrub | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.3. | Sclerophyllous vegetation | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F5.55 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F5.55 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F5.55 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F5.55 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F2.25 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F2.25 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 32.25 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 32.25 | Mediterranean pre-desert scrub | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 32.25 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 32.25 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 32.25 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 32.25 | same |