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Subalpine mediterranean Pinus woodland

English name: Subalpine mediterranean pine woodland

Description (English)

Woods of Pinus heldreichii, Pinus leucodermis or Pinus peuce.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code G3.6
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	High oro-Mediterranean pine forests	95A0	Same	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Name	Definition	Alternatives	Reftext
Pinion peucis Horvat 1950	Acidophilous Pinus peuce forests from montane to subalpine belts of southern Balkan Peninsula		Schaminee et al, 2012
Pinion heldreichii Horvat 1946	Relic forests of Pinus heldreichii on calcareous and ultramafic substrates of southern Balkans and Southern Apennines	Pinion leucodermidis Horvat 1946 nom. mut. propos.	Schaminee et al, 2012

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus heldreichii

Conifers Pinus peuce

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Pinus heldreichii		Conifers
Pinus peuce		Conifers

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	42.7	High oro-Mediterranean pine forests	same
CORINE Land Cover	3.1.2.	Coniferous forest	n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment	16	Mediterranean and Macaronesian coniferous forests, woodlands	overlap

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	G3.6	Subalpine mediterranean Pinus woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	G3.6	Subalpine mediterranean Pinus woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	G3.6	Subalpine mediterranean Pinus woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	G3.6	Subalpine mediterranean Pinus woodland	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	G3.6	Subalpine mediterranean Pinus woodland	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	42.7	High oro-Mediterranean pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	42.7	High oro-Mediterranean pine forests	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	42.7		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	42.7		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	42.7		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989	42.7		same

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