Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Aegean summital hedgehog-heaths

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura
Common name:
Aegean summital hedgehog-heaths
Habitat code:
F7.4C
Description:

Isolated, endemic-rich, mostly summital hedgehog-heaths of calcareous mountains of Aegean islands and Mount Athos.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument Habitat type legal name Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse 4090
Bern Convention 1996 Hedgehog-heaths 31.7
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00020001 GR1270003 CHERSONISOS ATHOS