Cretan holm-oak woodland

General Information Species Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

G2.121D

Description:

Uncommon [Quercus ilex] formations of Crete; small stands of arborescent matorral (unit 32.1, Corine), in which [Quercus ilex] may be associated with [Quercus coccifera] or [Quercus brachyphylla], occur sporadically, particularly on rocky slopes; orchard-like groves of old [Quercus ilex], [Quercus brachyphylla] and cultivated [Olea europaea] exist in the extreme west of the island; heavily grazed, they may be more akin to dehesa (unit 84.5, Corine) than to forest.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Quercus ilex Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Quercus pubescens Willd., 1805	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Quercus coccifera Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Olea europaea Linnaeus, 1753	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00050011		GR4330004	PRASIANO FARAGGI - PATSOS - SFAKORYAKO REMA - PARALIA RETHYMNOU KAI EKVOLI GEROPOTAMOU