Macaronesian heaths
Description (English)
Heaths of the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira.
Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code F4.3 |
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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 | Endemic macaronesian heaths | 4050 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
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Daboecion azoricae Lüpnitz 1975 | High-altitude hyperhumid heath of Azores | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
Myrico fayae-Ericion arboreae Oberd. 1965 | Canarian seral ericacous matorral of laurisilva zone | Fayo-Ericion arboreae Oberd. 1965 (orig. form); Myrico fayae-Ericion canariensis Oberd. 1965 corr. Rivas-Mart. et al. 2011 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 31.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.2. | Moors and heathland | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | F4.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | F4.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | F4.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | F4.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | F4.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | F4.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 31.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 31.3 | Macaronesian heaths | same |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 31.3 | same | |
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 31.3 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 31.3 | same | |
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 31.3 | same |