Baetic [Quercus pyrenaica] forests

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Baetic Pyrenean oak forests

Habitat code:

G1.7B4

Description:

[Quercus pyrenaica] forests of siliceous supra-Mediterranean areas with sub-humid climate of the western Sierra Nevada, the Sierra de Alfacar, the northern flancs of the Sierra de Cazulas and the Sierra Tejeda; in more humid locations [Fraxinus angustifolia] and [Acer granatense] accompany [Quercus pyrenaica].

References:

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

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Quercus pyrenaica Willd.	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl, 1804	Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	Galicio-Portuguese oak woods with Quercus robur and Quercus pyrenaica	9230
Bern Convention 1996	[Quercus pyrenaica] forests	41.6

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
B00000228	B00000228	SIERRA DE HUETOR
B00000035	B00000035	SIERRA NEVADA
B00000502	B00000502	EL TREVENQUE
B00000090	B00000090	SIERRAS DE CAZORLA, SEGURA Y LAS VILLAS
B00000501	B00000501	DEHESA DEL CAMARATE