Eastern Quercus pubescens woods
Description (English)
Often varied forests of the supra-Mediterranean (mostly lower supra-Mediterranean), and occasionally meso- or thermo-Mediterranean, levels of Greece, Italy, Dalmatia, the Black Sea coasts and western Asia, in which Quercus pubescens or its allies are the dominant deciduous oaks, usually associated with Ostrya carpinifolia, Carpinus orientalis, Carpinus betulus, Fraxinus ornus and other species; white oak (Quercus pubescens, Quercus virgiliana)-dominated woods, with an Ostryo-Carpinion or Orno-Cotinion cortège, of thermic sub-Mediterranean enclaves within the sub-continental Quercion frainetto and Carpinion illyricum zones of the Balkan peninsula, Pannonia and the southern Carpathians.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.73 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.7) |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Carpinus betulus
Flowering Plants
Carpinus orientalis
Flowering Plants
Fraxinus ornus
Flowering Plants
Ostrya carpinifolia
Flowering Plants
Quercus pubescens
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Carpinus betulus | Flowering Plants | |
| Carpinus orientalis | Flowering Plants | |
| Fraxinus ornus | Flowering Plants | |
| Ostrya carpinifolia | Flowering Plants | |
| Quercus pubescens | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.73 | Eastern white oak woods | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.1. | Broad-leaved forest | n/a |
| BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | 14 | Mediterranean and Submediterranean mixed oak forest | wider |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 6.3.5 | Ostryaie buissonnante du sud des Alpes | same |
| Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 | L6.1 | PERIALPIDSKÉ BAZIFILNÍ TEPLOMILNÉ DOUBRAVY (Peri-Alpidic basiphilous thermophilous oak forests) | narrower |
| Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 | 2114000 | Teplomilné a suchomilné zmiešané dubové lesy | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.73 | Eastern Quercus pubescens woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.73 | Eastern Quercus pubescens woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.73 | Eastern Quercus pubescens woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.73 | Eastern Quercus pubescens woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.73 | Eastern Quercus pubescens woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.923 | Eastern white oak woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.73 | Eastern white oak woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.73 | Eastern white oak woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.73 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.73 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 41.73 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 41.73 | same |
