Southern European [Picea abies] forests

Common name:
Southern European Norway spruce forests
Habitat code:
G3.1E
Description:

Outlying [Picea abies] formations of the Apennines, the southern Dinarides, the Balkan Range and the Rhodopides, at the southern limit of the range of the species and mostly south of its continuous range. [Pinus sylvestris] may be present, and undergrowth species may include [Vaccinium myrtillus], [Urtica dioica], [Rubus idaeus], [Bruckenthalia spiculifolia], [Poa nemoralis], [Daphne oleoides], [Calamagrostis arundinacea] and [Fragaria vesca].

References:
ILE SAS, 2005
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Tetrastes bonasia (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Picea abies (L.) H.Karst., 1881 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vaccinium myrtillus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Rubus idaeus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Fragaria vesca Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Daphne oleoides Schreber, 1766 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Urtica dioica Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Calamagrostis arundinacea (L.) Roth, 1788 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Poa nemoralis Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
Nucifraga caryocatactes Linnaeus, 1758
Turdus torquatus Linnaeus, 1758
Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
G3.1E1 Southeastern Moesian spruce forests Southeastern Moesian [Picea abies] forests
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00040004 GR1140003 PERIOCHI ELATIA (KARA DERE) KAI GYRO KORYFES
A00040002 GR1120003 OROS CHAIDOU, OROS KOULA KAI GYRO KORYFES
A00040003 GR1140001-7 PARTHENO DASOS (ZAGRADENIA)
GR1140002 GR1140002 RODOPI (SIMIDA)