Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

[Zelkova] matorral

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Common name:
[Zelkova] matorral
Habitat code:
F5.1A
Description:

Formations of the mountains of Crete, for the most part hedgehog-heaths, dominated by sparse to moderately closed stands of [Zelkova abelicea], a rare, endemic, declining Tertiary relict of Pontic affinities, often associated with [Acer sempervirens].

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Brullo S., Giusso del Galdo G. & R. Guarino, 2001 Sondergaard P. & B. R. Egli, 2006 Denk T. & G. W. Grimm, 2005
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Zelkova abelicea (Lam., 1785) Boiss., 1879 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Lacerta trilineata Bedriaga, 1886
Podarcis cretensis (Wettstein, 1952)
Capra aegagrus cretica Schinz, 1838
Sylvia rueppelli Temminck, 1823
Hierophis gemonensis (Laurenti, 1768)
Zamenis situla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chalcides ocellatus (Forskål, 1775)
Lullula arborea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lanius minor Gmelin, 1788
Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758
Acer sempervirens Linnaeus, 1767 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Purpuricenus schurmanni Slama, 1985
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00040099 GR4340014 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS SAMARIAS