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Closed Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland
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| English name | Closed Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | E1.8 | Level | 3 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Perennial grasslands on acid soils of the supra-Mediterranean zone, dominated by e.g. [Festuca elegans] or [Nardus stricta]. Mediterranean annual-rich siliceous grassland of siliceous gravelly, sandy or silty, usually shallow, soils that remain cohesive during the dry season.
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral closed grassland | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E1.8 | Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.3 | Mediterranean therophytic siliceous grasslands | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.7 | Mediterraneo-montane mat-grass swards | narrower |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 35.6 | Iberian tall fescue grasslands | narrower |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
| E | Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens |
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| E1 | Dry grasslands |
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