Useful
Tree
Species
for
Africa
Mapping
unit 23
- Main vegetation type:
Mosaic of Mediterranean montane forest and altimontane shrubland
- Major vegetation type:
forest transitions and mosaics
- Phytochorion:
Mediterranean Region (vii)
- Main subtypes (as in Table
4 on page 60):
- Cedrus atlantica coniferous forest (page
155)
- Abies pinsapo and Abies
numidica coniferous forest (page 156)
- Juniperus thurifera coniferous forest (page
156)
- Quercus faginea deciduous forest (page
157)
- Quercus pyrenaica deciduous forest (page
157)
- Quercus afares deciduous forest (page
157)
- Altimontane Mediterranean
shrubland (page 158)
- Other types not mapped
separately
- Mediterranean bushland and
thicket (page 157)
- Secondary Mediterranean
shrubland ("maquis and garrigue" ; page 159)
Species
composition
- Species that were not
included (unless listed in PROTA): dwarf shrubs, species occurring in
marshes and near springs, species of very humid ravines, underwood
species, grass species, smaller plants, ferns, annuals, field layer
species
- Link to main composition
tables: Mapping unit
23.xls ; Mapping
unit
23_uses.xls
