East Mediterranean xeric grassland
English name:
East Mediterranean xeric grassland
Description (English)
Meso- and thermo-Mediterranean xerophile, short-grass perennial grasslands and therophyte communities of oligotrophic soils on base-rich substrates of continental, peninsular and insular Greece, of the Balkan peninsula, of western Asia and of Crimea.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E1.33 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.3) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
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 | Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea | 6220 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 34.53 | East Mediterranean xeric grasslands | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.33 | East Mediterranean xeric grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.33 | East Mediterranean xeric grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.33 | East Mediterranean xeric grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.33 | East Mediterranean xeric grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.33 | East Mediterranean xeric grasslands | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E1.133 | East Mediterranean xeric grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 34.53 | East Mediterranean xeric grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 34.53 | East Mediterranean xeric grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 34.53 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 34.53 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 34.53 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 34.53 | same |
