Habitat types key navigation

You can use the 'key navigation' function to identify a specific habitat by answering a set of questions. Starting from first question to next questions you select one of the possible answers. Here are samples of possible answers:

• No ( 002 ) - Leading to question named '002'
• Yes [ G ] - Leading to another questions subset of level G
• No [ E6 ] - Links directly to factsheet for E6

Additionally the diagram may be used for reference.


Category : (E2 )Mesic grasslands
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Question e12 :   Heavily managed?

The criterion separates intensively grazed or frequently mown, re-seeded and heavily fertilised grasslands (usually with restricted species composition), including sports fields and lawns (path = Yes) from less heavily managed habitats.

Answers: Yes [ E2.6 ] No ( e13 )

Question e13 :   Steppe zone?

Mesophile lowland and montane pasture and hay meadows of the Sarmatic, eastern Pontic and Siberian steppe zone are separated (path = Yes).

Answers: Yes [ E2.5 ] No ( e14 )

Question e14 :   Dominant management

Habitats are distinguished by the present or recent dominant management regime. Pastures, which are possibly also mown but the dominant management is grazing are separated from hay meadows where the predominant activity is mowing (path = predominantly hay meadows). Unmanaged grasslands show no evidence of recent management.

Answers: pasture, possibly also mown ( e15 ) predominantly hay meadow ( e16 ) unmanaged [ E2.7 ]

Question e15 :   Vallicares?

Distinctive vallicares are separated (path = Yes). These are summer pastures of the Iberian peninsula, characterised by poor drainage, brief flooding and rapid desiccation, usually supporting perennial grasslands with Agrostis castellana or annual grasslands with Agrostis pourretii.

Answers: No [ E2.1 ] Yes [ E2.4 ]

Question e16 :   Altitude

Low to medium altitude hay meadows are distinguished from those in montane areas, usually above 600 m altitude.

Answers: low-medium [ E2.2 ] montane [ E2.3 ]