Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Open Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland

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Common name:
Open Mediterranean dry acid and neutral grassland
Habitat code:
E1.A
Description:

Sandy open ground with vernal therophytes, not necessarily grasses, in the Mediterranean region. Open perennial grasslands and pastures on siliceous, usually skeletal, soils of the supra-Mediterranean zone.

References:
Hill, M.O., Moss, D. & Davies, C.E., 2004
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
E1.A5 Irano-Anatolian inland dunes Irano-Anatolian inland dunes
E1.A3 Rhône riverine dunes Rhône riverine dunes
E1.A4 Southern Iberian inland dunes Southern Iberian inland dunes
E1.A1 Mediterranean annual deep-sand communities Mediterranean annual deep-sand communities
E1.A2 Supra-Mediterranean perennial siliceous grasslands Supra-Mediterranean perennial siliceous grasslands
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
F00005900 F00005900 CHUMERNA
B00000074 B00000074 SERRANIA DE CUENCA
B00000019 B00000019 SIERRA CEBOLLERA