EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > E - Grasslands and lands dominated by forbs, mosses or lichens > E1 - Dry grasslands > E1.8 - Closed Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland > E1.83 - Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards

Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards

English name: Mediterraneo-montane mat-grass swards

Description (English)

Nardus stricta-dominated grasslands and related communities of the supra-mediterranean level of the mountains of the Mediterranean peninsulas, either developed on siliceous soils, or, rarely, on calcareous substrates.

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

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code E1.83
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

Flowering Plants Nardus stricta

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Nardus stricta		Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	35.7	Mediterraneo-montane mat-grass swards	source
CORINE Land Cover	3.2.1.	Natural grassland	n/a

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	E1.83	Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	E1.83	Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	E1.83	Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	E1.83	Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	E1.85	Mediterraneo-montane Nardus stricta swards	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	E1.27	Mediterraneo-montane mat-grass swards	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	35.7	Mediterraneo-montane mat-grass swards	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	35.7	Mediterraneo-montane mat-grass swards	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	35.7		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	35.7		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	35.7		same

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