Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements
Description (English)
More or less level surfaces of rock exposed by glacial erosion, by weathering processes, or by aeolian scouring, bare or colonized by mosses, algae or lichens. The hard rock surface may be exposed or partially covered by erosional rock debris, in particular, those produced by frost weathering, heaving, thrusting or cracking. Included are rock surfaces in karst landscapes, rock dome tops, whaleback, roche moutonné, flyggberg and rock basin formations of periglacial areas, golec and felsenmeer formations, level surfaces of dykes and old lava flows. Vascular plant communities may colonize cracks and weathered surfaces.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H3.5 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Limestone pavements | 8240 | Wider | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 62.3 | Pavements, rock slabs, moss and lichen carpets | wider |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.3.2. | Bare rock | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | I13 | Natural rock exposure: limestone pavement | narrower |
| Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) | 26 | Limestone pavements | narrower |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.1.2 | Végétation des dalles calcaires et lapiez de montagne | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H3.5 | Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H3.5 | Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H3.5 | Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H3.5 | Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H3.5 | Almost bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H3.5 | Almost-bare rock pavements, including limestone pavements | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 62.3 | Pavements | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 62.3 | Pavements | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 62.3 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 62.3 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 62.3 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 62.3 | same |
