Spiny Mediterranean heaths (phrygana, hedgehog-heaths and related coastal cliff vegetation)
Common name:
Spiny Mediterranean heaths (phrygana, hedgehog-heaths and related coastal cliff vegetation)
Habitat code:
F7
Description:
Shrublands with dominant low spiny shrubs, widespread in Mediterranean and Anatolian regions with a summer-dry climate, occurring from sea level to high altitudes on dry mountains.
References:
Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 | Other habitat (i.e. than primary or secondary breeding habitat) |
| Streptopelia turtur (Linnaeus, 1758) | Other habitat (i.e. than primary or secondary breeding habitat) |
| Sylvia communis Latham, 1787 | Other habitat (i.e. than primary or secondary breeding habitat) |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| Bern Convention 1996 | Hedgehog-heaths | 31.7 |
| EUNIS Code | Type Name | Name |
|---|---|---|
| F7.2 | Central Mediterranean spiny heaths | Central Mediterranean spiny heaths |
| F7.3 | East Mediterranean phrygana | East Mediterranean phrygana |
| F7.1 | West Mediterranean spiny heaths | West Mediterranean spiny heaths |
| F7.4 | Hedgehog-heaths | Hedgehog-heaths |