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Habitat types key navigation

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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 Factsheet icon[ E6 ] - Links directly to factsheet for E6
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Category : (H2 )Screes
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Question h07 :   Climatic zone
   Screes are separated according to the climatic zone: <strong>arctic-boreal</strong>; or <strong>temperate-mediterranean</strong>.
Answers:
temperate - mediterranean (Question h08 ) arctic - boreal (Question h11 )


Question h08 :   Microclimate
   Screes with a warm microclimate such as on south-facing exposures are distinguished from those with a cooler microclimate.
Answers:
cool (Question h09 ) warm (Question h10 )


Question h09 :   Rock type
   <strong>Acid</strong> siliceous rocks in the temperate-mediterranean climatic zones but with a cool microclimate are distinguished from basic rock habitats. Note that <strong>basic</strong> includes calcareous, ultra-basic (serpentine) and dolomitic rocks.
Answers:
acid Factsheet icon [ H2.3 ] basic Factsheet icon [ H2.4 ]


Question h10 :   Rock type
   <strong>Acid</strong> siliceous rocks in the temperate-mediterranean climatic zones and with a warm microclimate are distinguished from basic rock habitats. Note that <strong>basic</strong> includes calcareous, ultra-basic (serpentine) and dolomitic rocks.
Answers:
acid Factsheet icon [ H2.5 ] basic Factsheet icon [ H2.6 ]


Question h11 :   Rock type
   <strong>Acid</strong> siliceous rocks in the boreal climatic zone are distinguished from basic rock habitats. Note that <strong>basic</strong> includes calcareous, ultra-basic (serpentine) and dolomitic rocks.
Answers:
acid Factsheet icon [ H2.1 ] basic Factsheet icon [ H2.2 ]

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