S5-42 - Fourrés téthyens occidentaux xéropsammitiques

Western Tethyan xero-psammitic brushes

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Open scrub formed by Stauracanthus genistoides ssp. genistoides, Halimium halimifolium, Halimium commutatum or Cistus libanotis (Cistus bourgaeanus), highly adapted to the extreme aridity and oligotrophy of fossil dunes and other deep, fixed sands with very low water table of coastal areas of the western Mediterranean basin and the subtropical Atlantic, particularly developed in the southwestern Iberian peninsula.

Bibliographie

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)