Pindus Hellenic beech forests

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Common name:

Habitat code:

G1.6A1

Description:

[Fagus sylvatica] or [Fagus sylvatica-Abies borisii-regis] forests of reduced medio-European character and high endemism, mostly characteristic of the central Pindus (Noto Pindhos, “Southern Pindus”), with local occurrences in the northern Pindus, in particular in the Smolikas and the Grammos.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Moulopoulos Ch., 1965 Czeczott, H., 1933 Denk, T., 2003 Denk, T., Grimm, G., Stögerer, K., Langer, M., Hemleben, V., 2002 Ντάφης Σ., 2010 Tsiripidis, I., Athanasiadis, N., 2003

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
Canis lupus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758)
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
Turdus viscivorus Linnaeus, 1758
Pteridium aquilinum (Linnaeus, 1753) Kuhn, 1879
Pinus heldreichii Christ, 1863
Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold, 1785
Abies borisii-regis Mattf., 1925	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterizing
Acer platanoides Linnaeus, 1753
Acer pseudoplatanus Linnaeus, 1753
Mycelis muralis (Linnaeus, 1753) Dumort., 1827
Cardamine bulbifera (Linnaeus, 1753) Crantz, 1769
Cornus mas Linnaeus, 1753
Lathyrus venetus (Miller) Wohlf., 1892
Fagus sylvatica Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterizing
Calamintha grandiflora (Linnaeus, 1753) Moench, 1794
Helleborus odorus cyclophyllus (Braun, 1861) Strid, 2002
Actaea spicata Linnaeus, 1753
Orthilia secunda (Linnaeus, 1753) House, 1921
Prunus cocomilia Ten., 1811
Potentilla micrantha Ramond ex DC., 1805
Galium rotundifolium Linnaeus, 1753
Salix caprea Linnaeus, 1753
Veronica chamaedrys Linnaeus, 1753
Tilia tomentosa Moench, 1785
Viola reichenbachiana Jordan ex Boreau, 1857
Viola riviniana Reichenbach, 1823
Luzula forsteri (Sm.) DC., 1806
Carex digitata Linnaeus, 1753
Neottia nidus-avis (Linnaeus, 1753) Richard, 1817
Poa nemoralis Linnaeus, 1753
Aesculus hippocastanum Linnaeus,1753
Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758
Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aquila heliaca Savigny, 1809
Lanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758
Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857)
Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774)
Dendrocopos medius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dendrocopos minor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768
Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774)
Hypsugo savii (Bonaparte, 1837)
Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bufo viridis (Laurenti, 1768)
Cinclus cinclus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar, 1828
Eremophila alpestris balcanica (Reichenow, 1895)
Crepis viscidula geracioides Froelich, 1838
Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758
Motacilla cinerea Tunstall, 1771
Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Strix aluco Linnaeus, 1758
Dorycnium pentaphyllum ssp. germanicum (Gremli, 1889) Gams, 1923
Silene schwarzenbergeri Halacsy, 1894
Hieracium epirense (Zahn, 1921) Buttler, 1991
Trypodendron domesticum Stephens, J.F., 1830
Cryptococcus fagisuga Lindinger, 1936
Tuber brumale Vittad. 1831

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
Bern Convention 1996	beech forests
EC Birds Directive
Law 1650/86

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00040014	GR1240002	OROS TZENA
A00040015	GR1240001	KORYFES OROUS VORAS
A00060099	GR2130007	OROS LAKMOS (PERISTERI)
A00060106	GR1310001	KORYFES KAI DYTIKES PLAGIES OROUS VASSILITSA
A00010206	GR1330001	OROS VOURINOS (MESIANO NERO)
A00040025-26	GR2130001	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS VIKOU-AOOU
A00010038	GR2110002	ATHAMANIKA ORI (TZOUMERKA)
A00040020	GR1320002	KORYFES OROUS GRAMOS
A00010208	GR1310003	ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PINDOU (VALIA KALDA) (EURITERI PERIOCHI)
A00040024	GR2130002	KORYFES OROUS SMOLIKAS
A00040028	GR2130006	Periochi Metsovou
A00020027	GR2130004	KENTRIKO ZAGORI
A00040025	GR2130009	OROS TYMFI (GAMILA)
GR2130008	GR2130008	OROS MITSIKELI