45.1 - Olive-carob forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Thermo-Mediterranean or thermo-Canarian woodland dominated by arborescent Olea europaea var. sylvestris, Ceratonia siliqua, Pistacia lentiscus, Myrtus communis or, in the Canary Islands, by Olea europaea ssp. cerasiformis and Pistacia atlantica. Most formations will be listed as arborescent matorral (unit 35.12), but a few stands have a sufficiently tall, closed canopy to qualify for this unit.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Oleo-Ceratonion, Ceratonio-Rhamnion, Kleinio-Euphorbietea canariensis p.

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)

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