Western Palaearctic Taxus baccata woods
English name:
Western Palaearctic yew woods
Description (English)
Woods dominated by Taxus baccata, often with Ilex aquifolium, of very local occurrence in plains, hills and mountains of the Western Palaearctic nemoral zone and in the mountains of the Mediterranean basin, with isolated outliers in the southern and eastern Carpathian system and the northern Rhodope Mountains (Mount Vitosha).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G3.97 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G3.9) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods | 9580 | Wider | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Conifers
Taxus baccata
Flowering Plants
Ilex aquifolium
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Taxus baccata | Conifers | |
| Ilex aquifolium | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 42.A7 | Western Palaearctic yew woods | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.2. | Coniferous forest | n/a |
| BEAR Forest Types for Biodiversity Assessment | ? | Not found in FTBA classification | not defined |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G3.97 | Western Palaearctic Taxus baccata woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G3.97 | Western Palaearctic Taxus baccata woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G3.97 | Western Palaearctic Taxus baccata woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G3.97 | Western Palaearctic Taxus baccata woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G3.97 | Western Palaearctic Taxus baccata woods | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G3.97 | Western Palaearctic yew woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 42.A7 | Western Palaearctic yew woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 42.A7 | Western Palaearctic yew woods | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 42.A7 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 42.A7 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 42.A7 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 42.A7 | same |
