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Wooded steppe

English name: Wooded steppe

Description (English)

The transition zone between forests and the middle Eurasian, Irano-Anatolian or Saharo-Mediterranean steppes, occurring in a vast swath extending from Pannonia to the Far East, south of and inland from the boreal and nemoral forest belts, in regions of reduced summer humidity, as well as in areas adjacent to, or under the influence of the Mediterranean and warm-temperate humid zones, represented by a macromosaic of steppe and connected, contiguous, disjunct or widely spaced woodland stands, the latter usually with a very developed grassy understorey, or by a scattering of trees within a steppe environment. The forest elements are often located on porous or slightly raised ground, valley sides or slopes, the grasslands occupying less well drained soils and lower places. Component habitat types include those of E1.2 in combination with G1.7.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code X18
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	93	Wooded steppe	same
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.4.	Transitional woodland shrub	not defined
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	X	COMPLEXE	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	X18	Wooded steppe	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	X18	Wooded steppe	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	X18	Wooded steppe	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	X18	Wooded steppe	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	X19	Wooded steppe	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	X12	Wooded steppe	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	93	Wooded steppe	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	93	Wooded steppe	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	93		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	93		same

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