A data set of the EUNIS habitats. Each row is an habitat.
The EUNIS habitat classification is a comprehensive pan-European system for
habitat identification. The classification is hierarchical and covers all
types of habitats from natural to artificial, from terrestrial to freshwater
and marine. The habitat types are identified by specific codes, names and
descriptions and come with cross-walks to other habitat typologies.
See crosswalk() for mapping between habitat classification systems.
Format
A tibble of eight variables:
classificationClassification identifier. Identifies one of the four habitat classifications.
sectionComponent of the EUNIS classification:
"marine"or"terrestrial".versionClassification version.
groupHabitat group.
levelHabitat level.
codeHabitat code.
nameHabitat name.
descriptionHabitat description.
Details
EUNIS 2012
The full list of EUNIS habitats 2012: codes, scientific names and revised descriptions. The habitat descriptions of the EUNIS classification 2007 were revised in 2012. The 2007 habitat types were not changed in the 2012 description revision which mostly replaced Palaearctic or UK Marine habitat classification codes used in habitat descriptions at levels 5 and below with their EUNIS classification equivalents. In 2019 the classification was further amended to include two new habitats of the revised Resolution 4 of Bern Convention as adopted at the 38th Standing Committee meeting, November 2018. The two habitats are G3.4G Pinus sylvestris forest on chalk in the steppe zone and X36 Depressions (pody) of the Steppe zone.
EUNIS Marine 2019
A revision of EUNIS marine habitat classification was published in 2019. From June 2021 the classification was complemented with crosswalks to Habitats Directive Annex I and to European Red List of Habitats. An updated version was published in March 2022. Users should change to the 2022 version at their earliest convenience.
EUNIS Marine 2022
The review of the marine component of the EUNIS habitat classification was initiated in 2014. Marine benthic habitats, marine pelagic and marine ice associated habitats are separated into three distinct groups, each with a separate classification structure. The first major division in the benthic marine part of the EUNIS classification is based on major biological zones (related to depth) and substrate type. Level 3 of the classification reflects the main biogeographical regions of Europe’s seas based on their distinct combinations of salinity and temperature regimes (Arctic, Baltic, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Sea). A first review was published in 2019 and an update to this version concerning mostly the Atlantic regional sea is available since March 2022. Crosswalks to Habitats Directive Annex I and to European Red List of Habitats are available while crosswalks to EUNIS marine habitats of version 2012 for the regional seas apart from the Atlantic need to be revisited.
EUNIS Terrestrial 2021
The review of the terrestrial component of the EUNIS habitat classification was initiated in 2015. The review concerns the groups of coastal habitats, grasslands, heathland, forest, sparsely vegetated and vegetated man-made habitats. The review was updated in January 2023 with some corrections to the existing groups and with the inclusion of wetlands and additional crosslinks. The remaining groups will be revised and published at a later stage. The classification includes cross-walks at level 3 to Habitats Directive Annex I, to European Red List of Habitats, to Bern Convention Resolution 4 habitats, to MAES and IUCN ecosystems, to Corine Land Cover classes and to the Euroveg Checklist 2016 Syntaxa. The groups of forest and heathland include also crosswalks to an earlier revision of these groups published in 2017. Habitats at level 3 are complemented with lists of characteristic species identified from the EVA database.
Examples
# EUNIS 2012
subset(eunis_habitats, classification == "EUNIS_2012")
#> # A tibble: 5,285 × 8
#> classification section version group level code name description
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 1 A Marine habita… "Marine ha…
#> 2 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 2 A1 Littoral rock… "Littoral …
#> 3 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 3 A1.1 High energy l… "Extremely…
#> 4 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 4 A1.11 Mussel and/or… "Communiti…
#> 5 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 5 A1.111 [Mytilus edul… "On very e…
#> 6 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 5 A1.112 [Chthamalus] … "Very expo…
#> 7 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 6 A1.1121 [Chthamalus m… "Very expo…
#> 8 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 6 A1.1122 [Chthamalus] … "Areas of …
#> 9 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 5 A1.113 [Semibalanus … "Exposed t…
#> 10 EUNIS_2012 NA 2012 NA 6 A1.1131 [Semibalanus … "Very expo…
#> # ℹ 5,275 more rows
# EUNIS Marine 2019
subset(eunis_habitats, classification == "EUNIS_M_2019")
#> # A tibble: 1,939 × 8
#> classification section version group level code name description
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 1 M Marine bent… "Marine be…
#> 2 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 2 MA1 Littoral ro… "Littoral …
#> 3 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 3 MA11 Arctic litt… "Arctic li…
#> 4 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 3 MA12 Atlantic li… "Atlantic …
#> 5 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 4 MA121 Lichens or … "Lichen co…
#> 6 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 5 MA1211 Yellow and … "Vertical …
#> 7 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 5 MA1212 Prasiola st… "Exposed t…
#> 8 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 5 MA1213 Verrucaria … "Bedrock o…
#> 9 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 6 MA12131 Verrucaria … "The litto…
#> 10 EUNIS_M_2019 marine 2019 benthic 6 MA12132 Verrucaria … "Upper lit…
#> # ℹ 1,929 more rows
# EUNIS Marine 2022
subset(eunis_habitats, classification == "EUNIS_M_2022")
#> # A tibble: 1,942 × 8
#> classification section version group level code name description
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 1 M Marine bent… "Marine be…
#> 2 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 2 MA1 Littoral ro… "Littoral …
#> 3 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 3 MA11 Arctic litt… "Arctic li…
#> 4 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 3 MA12 Atlantic li… "Atlantic …
#> 5 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 4 MA121 Lichens or … "Lichen co…
#> 6 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 5 MA1211 Yellow and … "Vertical …
#> 7 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 5 MA1212 Prasiola st… "Exposed t…
#> 8 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 5 MA1213 Verrucaria … "Bedrock o…
#> 9 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 6 MA12131 Verrucaria … "The litto…
#> 10 EUNIS_M_2022 marine 2022 benthic 6 MA12132 Verrucaria … "Upper lit…
#> # ℹ 1,932 more rows
# EUNIS Terrestrial 2021
subset(eunis_habitats, classification == "EUNIS_T_2021")
#> # A tibble: 3,949 × 8
#> classification section version group level code name description
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 1 N Coastal h… Coastal ha…
#> 2 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 2 N1 Coastal d… Sand-cover…
#> 3 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 3 N11 Atlantic,… Atlantic, …
#> 4 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 4 N111 Boreo-Arc… Annual com…
#> 5 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 4 N112 Middle Eu… Annual hal…
#> 6 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 5 N1121 Baltic sa… Annual dri…
#> 7 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 4 N113 Unvegetat… Sandy beac…
#> 8 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 5 N1131 Baltic un… No descrip…
#> 9 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 5 N1132 Baltic un… No descrip…
#> 10 EUNIS_T_2021 terrestrial 2021_1 coastal 4 N114 Biocenosi… Area corre…
#> # ℹ 3,939 more rows