83.111 - Traditional olive groves

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Ancient olive groves, often made of very old trees shading herbaceous layer, extensively treated. Greek olive groves are an important habitat of the very restricted sylviid Hippolais olivetorum, as well as of many orchids.

Bibliography

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

le Houerou, 1959; Walter, 1974: 363; Lanfranco, 1989: 26; Walter and Breckle, 1991: 37.