Southern Mediterranean chasm woods
Common name:
Southern Mediterranean chasm woods
Habitat code:
G1.7CA
Description:
Brushy liana-rich woods of deep ravines of Crete, formed by [Ficus carica], [Pistacia terebinthus], [Celtis tournefortii], [Cotinus coggygria], [Rhus coriaria], [Amelanchier ovalis cretica], [Sorbus aria cretica], [Sorbus umbellata], restricted to a few calcareous cliffs. They appear to have affinities with the Irano-Turanian steppe woods of unit 41.89 (Corine) and with the southern Palaearctic ravine and valley tropical dry woodland of units 4B.4 and 4B.5 (Corine).
| Important species scientific name | Corresponding species comments |
|---|---|
| Amelanchier ovalis ssp. cretica (Wild.) Fiori, 1924 | Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Cotinus coggygria Scop., 1772 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Pistacia terebinthus Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Rhus coriaria Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Ficus carica Linnaeus, 1753 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Sorbus umbellata (Desf.) Fritsch, 1896 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |
| Celtis tournefortii Lam., 1797 | Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising |