Essential oil composition is related to the natural habitats: Coridothymus capitatus and Satureja thymbra in NATURA 2000 sites of Crete

The essential oils of Coridothymus capitatus and Satureja thymbra are characterized by high amounts of carvacrol or thymol or almost equal amounts of both phenols, depending on the habitat type wherefrom plants are growing. The natural habitat unit is introduced as a tool for the assessment of the essential oil variation.