Meadows of the steppe zone
English name:
Meadows of the steppe zone
Description (English)
Lowland and montane mesotrophic pastures and hay meadows of the steppe zone of eastern Europe and Anatolia.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E2.5 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galio veri-Aristolochion clematitidis Shevchyk et Solomakha in Shevchyk et al. 1996 | diagnosis | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Artemision ponticae Golub et Saveleva in Golub 1995 | Sub-xeric meadows of lower reaches of floodplains of Don River basin | Artemision ponticae Golub et Saveleva 1988 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Trifolion montani Naumova 1986 | Sub-xeric meadows of floodplains in Eastern Europe and Western and Central Siberia | Agrostio-Avenulion schellianae Royer 1991; Poion angustifoliae Shelyag-Sosonko et Solomakha 1983; Fragario viridis-Trifolion montani Korotchenko et Didukh 1997; Potentillo argenteae-Poion angustifoliae Solomakha 1996; Scabioso ochroleucae–Poion angustifoliae Bulokhov 2001 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Deschampsion cespitosae Horvatic 1930 | Floodplain alluvial unfertilised meadows of sub-continental regions of Europe | Veronico longifoliae-Lysimachion vulgaris (Passarge 1977) Bal.-Tul. 1981; Agrostion albae Soó 1941; Alopecurion pratensis Passarge 1964; Cnidion dubii Bal.-Tul. 1966 nom. mut. propos.; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1965; Cnidion venosi Bal.-Tul. 1966; Deschampsio-Alopecurion Mirkin et Naumova 1986 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Agrostion vinealis Sipailova et al. 1985 | Sub-xeric meadows of floodplains of Dnepr River basin | Schaminee et al, 2012 | |
| Seselion libanotis Ageleulov et Golub in Golub 1995 | Sub-xeric meadows of lower reaches of floodplains of Ural River basin | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 38.6 | Steppe meadows | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.2.1. | Natural grassland | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E2.5 | Meadows of the steppe zone | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E2.5 | Meadows of the steppe zone | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E2.5 | Meadows of the steppe zone | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E2.5 | Meadows of the steppe zone | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E2.5 | Meadows of the steppe zone | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E3.6 | Steppe meadows | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 38.6 | Steppe meadows | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 38.6 | Steppe meadows | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 38.6 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 38.6 | same |
