[Quercus trojana] woodland

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Common name:

Trojan oak woodland

Habitat code:

G1.78

Description:

Supra-Mediterranean, and occasionally meso-mediterranean woods dominated by the semideciduous [Quercus trojana] or its allies. Other typical species include [Quercus pubescens], [Carpinus orientalis], [Juniperus oxycedrus], [Cistus creticus], [Fraxinus ornus], [Dactylis glomerata], [Brachypodium pinnatum], [Helictotrichum convolutum] and [Ostrya carpinifolia].

References:

ILE SAS, 2005 Χοχλιούρος Σ.Π., 2005

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Juniperus oxycedrus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Carpinus orientalis Miller, 1768	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Ostrya carpinifolia Scop., 1772	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Cistus incanus creticus (Linnaeus, 1753) Heywood, 1968	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Quercus pubescens Willd., 1805	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Quercus trojana Webb, 1839	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Fraxinus ornus Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Dactylis glomerata Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Brachypodium pinnatum (Linnaeus, 1753) Beauv., 1812	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Medicago rigidula (Linnaeus, 1753) All., 1785
Medicago minima (Linnaeus, 1753) Bartal., 1776
Medicago lupulina Linnaeus, 1753

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
Bern Convention 1996	Thermophilous and supra-Mediterranean oak woods	41.7

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
G1.781	Helleno-Balkanic Trojan oak woods	Helleno-Balkanic Trojan oak woods

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00010092	GR1240004	LIMNI AGRA
A00040015	GR1240001	KORYFES OROUS VORAS
A00010206	GR1330001	OROS VOURINOS (MESIANO NERO)
A00040020	GR1320002	KORYFES OROUS GRAMOS
A00040024	GR2130002	KORYFES OROUS SMOLIKAS