Hellenic oro-Mediterranean hedgehog-heaths
Common name:
Hellenic oro-Mediterranean hedgehog-heaths
Habitat code:
F7.49
Description:
Hedgehog-heaths developed on relatively humus-rich rendziniform soils at or above treeline, in the 1700-2200 m altitudinal range of high Greek mountains; hedgehog-heath facies of associated grasslands; similar, impoverished formations descending into the forest belts of the same mountains, with the exception of those of the Peloponnese, where they are replaced by distinctive formations, listed under F7.48.
References:
ILE SAS, 2005
Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
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EU Habitats Directive Annex I | Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse | 4090 |
Bern Convention 1996 | Hedgehog-heaths | 31.7 |