Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

[Pinus leucodermis] forests

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Common name:
White-barked pine forests
Habitat code:
G3.61
Description:

Local treeline formations of [Pinus heldreichii] or [Pinus leucodermis] restricted to the southern Balkans, northern Greece and southern Italy, usually open and with an undergrowth formed by stripped grasslands on dry, often stony or rocky soils.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Pinus heldreichii Christ, 1863 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Pinus heldreichii var. leucodermis (Antoine) Markgr. ex Fitschen, 1930 Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument Habitat type legal name Habitat type legal code
Bern Convention 1996 High oro-Mediterranean pine forests 42.7
White-barked pine forests
White-barked pine forests
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
G3.612 Pindus white-barked pine forests Pindus white-barked pine forests
G3.613 Olympus white-barked pine forests Olympus white-barked pine forests
G3.614 Pelagonide white-barked pine forests Pelagonide white-barked pine forests
G3.616 Rhodopide white-barked pine forests Rhodopide white-barked pine forests
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00010027 GR1340001 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON
A00040015 GR1240001 KORYFES OROUS VORAS
A00060106 GR1310001 KORYFES KAI DYTIKES PLAGIES OROUS VASSILITSA
A00010022 GR1250001 OROS OLYMPOS
A00010206 GR1330001 OROS VOURINOS (MESIANO NERO)
A00040025-26 GR2130001 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS VIKOU-AOOU
A00040019 GR1250005 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS OROUS OLYMPOS KAI CHARADRES XEROLAKKI KAI PAPA REMA
A00010208 GR1310003 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PINDOU (VALIA KALDA) (EURITERI PERIOCHI)
A00040024 GR2130002 KORYFES OROUS SMOLIKAS
A00040028 GR2130006 Periochi Metsovou
A00040005 GR1260005 KORYFES OROUS ORVILOS
A00020027 GR2130004 KENTRIKO ZAGORI
A00040002 GR1120003 OROS CHAIDOU, OROS KOULA KAI GYRO KORYFES