Eastern Pontic steppes

English name: Eastern Pontic steppes

Description (English)

Steppes of the northern Black Sea-Sea of Azov plain, of the basins of the Dnieper and the Don, extending west to the Dniestr, northeast to the Volga, east to the Caspian deserts and semideserts, southeast to the pre-Caucasian hills in the basins of the Kouban, the Manytch, the upper Kuma and upper Terek.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code E1.2D3
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (E1.2)

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 34.923 Eastern Pontic steppes source
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 E1.2D3 Eastern Pontic steppes same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 E1.2D3 Eastern Pontic steppes same
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