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Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland

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English name Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland Open code browser    Diagram icon

EUNIS habitat type code   E1.26 Level   4
Edition   EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

More or less mesophile, closed formations dominated by perennial, tuft-forming grasses, colonizing relatively deep, mostly calcareous soils. Generally species-rich, these communities may be overwhelmed by the highly social [Brachypodium pinnatum].Their range extends from the British Isles, Denmark, the Low Countries and northern Germany to the Cantabric range, the Pyrenees, Catalonia, the southern Alps and the Central Apennines, extending east to the Bohemian Quadrangle, beyond which they are replaced by the vicariant formations of the [Cirsio-Brachypodion], to the Wienerwald, Styria and Illyria. [Bromus erectus] and [Brachypodium pinnatum] often dominate, other grasses include [Koeleria pyramidata], [Festuca guestfalica], [Festuca rupicola], [Festuca lemanii], [Avenula pubescens], [Sesleria albicans], [Briza media], [Carex caryophyllea] and [Carex flacca]. Herbs: [Gentianella germanica], [Trifolium montanum], [Ononis repens], [Medicago lupulina], [Ranunculus bulbosus], [Cirsium acaule], [Euphrasia stricta], [Dianthus deltoides], [Potentilla neumanniana] ([Potentilla tabernaemontani], [Potentilla verna]), [Anthyllis vulneraria], [Galium verum], [Euphorbia brittingeri] ([Euphorbia verrucosa]), [Hippocrepis comosa], [Scabiosa columbaria], [Centaurea scabiosa], [Carlina vulgaris], [Viola hirta], and numerous orchid species. Forming a bridge between the Mediterranean region and thermophile sites to the north, they can be identified by their high representation of Mediterranean species in the north and of Euro-Siberian ones in the south.

Source

ILE SAS [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification Code Title Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.26 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.26 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 E1.26 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 E1.26 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grassland same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 E1.26 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grasslands same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 E1.112 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grasslands same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 34.32 Sub-Atlantic semidry calcareous grasslands source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 34.32 Sub-Atlantic semidry calcareous grasslands same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 34.32 Sub-Atlantic semi-dry calcareous grasslands same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 34.32   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 34.32   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 34.32   same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 34.32   same
CORINE Land Cover 3.2.1. Natural grassland n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 5.2.1.3b Bloody Crane's-bill variant n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 5.2.1.3 Dry meadow type rich in herbs n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 5.2.1.3a Dry meadow type rich in herbs, poor Red Fescue variant n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 5.2.1.3d Festuca stricta variant n/a
Nordic Vegetation Classification 1994 5.2.1.2 Sheep's Fescue dry meadow type n/a
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) 13 Upland calcareous grassland overlap
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG6 [Avenula pubescens] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG4 [Brachypodium pinnatum] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG3 [Bromus erectus] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG5 [Bromus erectus]-[Brachypodium pinnatum] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG10 [Festuca ovina]-[Agrostis capillaris]-[Thymus praecox] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG2 [Festuca ovina]-[Avenula pratensis] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG7 [Festuca ovina]-[Hieracium pilosella]-[Thymus praecox]/[pulegioides] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG9 [Sesleria albicans]-[Galium sterneri] grassland narrower
National Vegetation Classification (UK) CG8 [Sesleria albicans]-[Scabiosa columbaria] grassland narrower
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 4.2.4 Pelouse mi-sèche médio-europénne wider
Biotopes of the Czech Republic 2001 T3.4 ŠIROKOLISTÉ SUCHÉ TRÁVNÍKY (Broad-leaved dry grasslands) same
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 3511000 Subxerofilné travobylinné biotopy n/a
Biotopes of Slovakia 1996 3521500 Teplomilné stoklasové lúky n/a
  E Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E1 Dry grasslands Go to key navigator, starting with this habitat    Ancestor
  E1.2 Perennial calcareous grassland and basic steppes    Parent
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