Ponto-Caucasian Pinus sylvestris forests

English name: Ponto-Caucasian Scots pine forests

Description (English)

Forests composed of pines of the Pinus sylvestris group, mostly included in Pinus sylvestris ssp. hamata or its intermediates with Pinus sylvestris ssp. sylvestris, sometimes in species Pinus kochiana, Pinus hamata or Pinus armena, of the Pontic Range, its satellites and inner Anatolian outposts, of the mountains of the Crimea and of the Caucasus.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code G3.4E
Bern Convention Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Conifers Pinus sylvestris
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Pinus sylvestris Conifers

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 42.5F Ponto-Caucasian Scots pine forests source
CORINE Land Cover 3.1.2. Coniferous forest n/a
BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment ? Not found in FTBA classification not defined
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 G3.4E Ponto-Caucasian Pinus sylvestris forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 G3.4E Ponto-Caucasian Pinus sylvestris forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 G3.4E Ponto-Caucasian Pinus sylvestris forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 G3.4E Ponto-Caucasian Pinus sylvestris forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 G3.4E Ponto-Caucasian Pinus sylvestris forests same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 G3.5E Ponto-Caucasian Scots pine forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 42.5F Ponto-Caucasian Scots pine forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 42.5F Ponto-Caucasian Scots pine forests same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 42.5F   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 42.5F   same
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