Acid siliceous screes of warm exposures

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• Altitude zones (terrestrial and marine) (no records)
• Marine depth zones, more detailed than altitude zones (no records)
• Climate zones Habitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Mediterranean	The distinctive climatic type which occurs around latitude 35 � N and 35 � S, and is associated with warm-temperate west coasts. Summers generally are hot and dry, winters mild to cool and rainy. The climate is strongly influenced by westerly air-streams in winter, and sub-tropical high pressure in summer. In the type area, the Mediterranean basin, there is a variety of climatic regions owing to the complex configuration of seas and mountainous peninsulas in the 3000km incursion into Eurasia. Annual rainfall is broadly 500-900 mm, but less in more continental locations.
  Temperate	A climate zone between the boreal in the north and the mediterranean in the south. A mid-latitude climate influenced from time to time by both tropical and polar air masses. Temperature criteria provide subdivisions into warm- or cold-temperate climates.

  
  
• Geomorphology typesHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Scree	Slope of small loose stones which slide when trodden on

  
  
• Substrate typesHabitat type other information (6 records)

  Name	Description
  Mobile rock	Particle size up to small boulders
  Granite	n/a
  Gneiss	n/a
  Quartzite	n/a
  Slate	n/a
  Shale	n/a

  
  
• Dominant life forms (no records)
• Percentage cover by vegetationHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Vegetation <30%	Vegetation cover below 30%

  
  
• Characteristics of wetness/drynessHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Dry	Conditions of low water supply, but not extremely dry (xeric) or arid

  
  
• Characteristics of water flow, source and quality (no records)
• Salinity values, for marine habitats only (no records)
• Exposure typesHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Exposed to south	n/a

  
  
• Acidity, salinity, trophic statusHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Acid	Soil or water reaction less than pH 6.5; soils lacking free basic ions such as magnesium or calcium

  
  
• Characterising temperatureHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Relatively warm microclimate	warm microclimate such as on south-facing exposure

  
  
• Light intensity (no records)
• Spatial parameters of size and shape (no records)
• Temporal parameters (no records)
• Human activities and impacts (no records)
• Levels of habitat usage (no records)