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 : (E3 )Seasonally wet and wet grasslands
Diagram :

Question e17 :   Climate

The criterion separates out habitats with mediterranean; sub-mediterranean; or other climate types.

Answers: mediterranean ( e18 ) sub-mediterranean [ E3.3 ] other ( e19 )

Question e18 :   Summer desiccation?

Short-herb communities subject to alternating extreme conditions of inundation and summer desiccation (path = Yes) are distinguished from tall grassland in permanently humid conditions.

Answers: No [ E3.1 ] Yes [ E3.2 ]

Question e19 :   Oligotrophic?

Nutrient-poor (often acid) grasslands (path = Yes) are separated from meso- and eutrophic habitats. Note that nutrient-poor grasslands may be rich in chalk.

Answers: Yes [ E3.5 ] No [ E3.4 ]