Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Thessalo-Macedonian Scots pine forests

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Common name:
Thessalo-Macedonian Scots pine forests
Habitat code:
G3.4C1
Description:

[Pinus sylvestris] forests of the mountains of northern Greece (Pieria, Olympus, Vermion, Voras, La‹la, Elatia range), often with [Acer pseudoplatanus], [Sorbus aucuparia], and sometimes [Fagus sylvatica] or [Picea abies] in the tree layer and with [Vaccinium myrtillus] and [Rubus idaeus] in the shrub layer.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Picea abies (L.) H.Karst., 1881 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Acer pseudoplatanus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Vaccinium myrtillus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Fagus sylvatica Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sorbus aucuparia Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Rubus idaeus Linnaeus, 1753 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Turdus torquatus Linnaeus, 1758
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00040015 GR1240001 KORYFES OROUS VORAS
A00040004 GR1140003 PERIOCHI ELATIA (KARA DERE) KAI GYRO KORYFES