Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Mountain [Juniperus oxycedrus] scrub

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Common name:
Mountain [Juniperus oxycedrus] scrub
Habitat code:
F2.234
Description:

[Juniperus oxycedrus] heaths of high mountain slopes of Greece, the Near East and the Caucasus.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Ciesla W. M., Geils B. W. & R. P. Adams, 2002 Strid A., 1986 Brullo S., Giusso del Galdo G. & R. Guarino, 2001 Dimitrellos G.N., 2005 Kazakis G., D. Ghosn, I. N. Vogiatzakis & V. P. Papanastasis, 2007 Catsadorakis G., 1997
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Juniperus oxycedrus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carduelis chloris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758
Sylvia curruca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sylvia cantillans (Pallas, 1764)
Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777)
Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC., 1805) Bieb., 1819
Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lacerta viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758
Algyroides nigropunctatus (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Berberis cretica Linnaeus, 1753
Prunus prostrata Labill., 1791
Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792
Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacepède 1789)
Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882)
Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768)
Podarcis tauricus (Pallas, 1814)
Thymus leucotrichus Halácsy, 1902
Rhamnus saxatilis Jacq., 1762
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00010068 GR4340008 LEFKA ORI