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:
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No (
002 ) - Leading to question named '002'
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Yes [ G ] - Leading to another questions subset of level G
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No
[ E6 ] - Links directly to factsheet for E6
Additionally the diagram may be used for reference.
Category : (E1 )Dry grasslands
Diagram :
Question
e01
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Heavy metal soil?
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Grasslands with metalliferous soils are separated (path = <strong>Yes</strong>) from those on calcareous, neutral or acid soils without a high heavy metal content.
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Answers:
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No
(
e02
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Yes
[ E1.B ]
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Question
e02
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Mediterranean, arid and overgrazed?
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Very dry over-grazed Mediterranean habitats (ermes), characterised by unpalatable tall herb species, are distinguished (path = <strong>Yes</strong>).
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Yes
[ E1.C ]
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No
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e03
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Question
e03
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Soil reaction
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<strong>Base-rich</strong> grasslands are distinguished from <strong>base-deficient</strong> dry grassland habitats.
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base-rich
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e04
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base-deficient
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e09
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Question
e04
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Embryonic soil, open vegetation?
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Habitats on embryonic sandy or detritic soils with open pioneer vegetation (path = <strong>Yes</strong>) are distinguished from those on more developed soils. Note that very sparsely vegetated scree habitats are categorised under H2 and sparsely vegetated sandy ground under H5.3.
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Yes
[ E1.1 ]
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No
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e05
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Question
e05
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Geographical region
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Perennial grasslands, often nutrient-poor and species-rich, on calcareous and other basic soils of the <strong>nemoral and steppe</strong> zones and of adjacent parts of the subboreal and submediterranean zones are separated from grasslands of the <strong>Mediterranean</strong> zone.
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Answers:
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nemoral and steppe
[ E1.2 ]
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Mediterranean
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e06
)
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Question
e06
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Nitrophilous annuals?
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Mediterranean grasslands dominated by annuals on somewhat enriched soils are separated (path = <strong>Yes</strong>) from perennial grasslands and xeric annual grasslands on poor dry soils (path = <strong>No</strong>).
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Yes
[ E1.6 ]
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No
(
e07
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Question
e07
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Montane?
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Open perennial grasslands of the montane thermophilous oak level of the Mediterranean climatic zone are separated (path = <strong>Yes</strong>).
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Yes
[ E1.5 ]
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No
(
e08
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Question
e08
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Vegetation height
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<strong>Short</strong> xerophile Mediterranean grasslands, typically composed of grasses less than 60 cm high, are distinguished from <strong>tall</strong> Mediterranean grasslands and <strong>Artemisia</strong> steppes.
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short
[ E1.3 ]
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tall
[ E1.4 ]
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Question
e09
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Open?
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Open acid and neutral grasslands, usually pioneer formations developing on sand, including inland dunes, are separated (path = <strong>Yes</strong>). Note that habitats with <30% vegetation cover are categorised under H.
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Yes
(
e10
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No
(
e11
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Question
e10
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Biogeographic region
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<strong>Mediterranean</strong> dry open acid and neutral grasslands are separated from those in <strong>other</strong> biogeographic regions.
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other
[ E1.9 ]
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Mediterranean
[ E1.A ]
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Question
e11
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Biogeographic region
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<strong>Mediterranean</strong> dry closed acid and neutral grasslands are separated from those in <strong>other</strong> biogeographic regions.
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Answers:
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other
[ E1.7 ]
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Mediterranean
[ E1.8 ]
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