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 : (F6 )Garrigue
Diagram :

Question f12 :   Saline soil?

Scrub habitats with species characteristic of very dry, saline soils are separated (path = Yes).

Answers: Yes [ F6.8 ] No ( f13 )

Question f13 :   Gypsic soil?

Garrigues occupying gypsum-rich soils, characterised floristically by the presence of numerous gypsophilous species, and usually very open, are distinguished (path = Yes).

Answers: Yes [ F6.7 ] No ( f14 )

Question f14 :   Altitudinal belt

Garrigues of the supra-Mediterranean altitudinal belt (degradation stage of thermophile deciduous forest) are separated from other garrigue formations.

Answers: supra-Mediterranean [ F6.6 ] other ( f15 )

Question f15 :   Distribution

Garrigues are distinguished on the basis of their geographical location, which is related to their species composition. The five groups are: western Mediterranean found in Iberia, France, Italy and large western islands; eastern Mediterranean found in Greece, Cyprus and western Anatolia; Illyrian found in the northern Balkan peninsula from Albania northwards; Black Sea in the Pontic region; and Macaronesian in the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira.

Answers: western Mediterranean [ F6.1 ] eastern Mediterranean [ F6.2 ] Illyrian [ F6.3 ] Black Sea [ F6.4 ] Macaronesian [ F6.5 ]