Subscriptions
Mobile
Contact us
Write to us
Call us
Habitat types key navigation
Document Actions
-
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
Category : (H1 )Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies
Diagram :
|
Question
h01
:
Waterbody?
|
||
| Underground waterbodies whether or not within caves are distinguished (path = <strong>Yes</strong>). | ||
Answers:
|
|
Question
h02
:
Man-made?
|
||
| Disused mines and man-made passages, including tunnels, often with smoothed or constructed surfaces (path = <strong>Yes</strong>) are distinguished from natural subterranean habitats. Note that active mines are characterised under J3.1. | ||
Answers:
|
|
Question
h03
:
Volcanic origin?
|
||
| Caves formed from hollow basaltic tubes which result from the cooling of the surface of lava flows whose molten interior continued to flow are separated (path = <strong>Yes</strong>) from systems resulting from the action of water. | ||
Answers:
|
|
Question
h04
:
Light-influenced and fluctuating temperature?
|
||
| Cave entrances which are influenced by light, and subject to fluctuating temperature, and which are unlikely to support a specialised fauna are separated (path = <strong>Yes</strong>) from cave interiors and passages beyond the reach of light and with a stable temperature. | ||
Answers:
|
|
Question
h05
:
Restricted cross-section?
|
||
| Passages restricted in cross-section in comparison with the spaces which they connect are separated (path = <strong>Yes</strong>). | ||
Answers:
|
|
Question
h06
:
Water flow
|
||
| <strong>Standing</strong> waterbodies are separated from <strong>flowing</strong> waterbodies. | ||
Answers:
|
Green tips
The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an agency of the European Union.