Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Alpic acid moss snow-patch communities

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
Alpic acid moss snow-patch communities
Habitat code:
E4.111
Description:

Moss snow-patches of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Dinarides, the Rhodopides (Rila) and the Pelagonides, occupying areas free from snow for less than two months, with the mosses [Polytrichum sexangulare], [Polytrichum juniperinum], [Pohlia commutata], [Kiaeria falcata] ([Dicranum falcatum]), the liverwort [Anthelia juratzkana] or sometimes lichens.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Polytrichastrum sexangulare (Brid.) G.L.Sm. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Kiaeria falcata (Hedw.) I.Hagen Species mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
G0J100102 G0J100102 SNIEZNE KOTLY
G0K200100 G0K200100 TATRY
G0K200102 G0K200102 TATRY WYSOKIE
G0K200108 G0K200108 KOCIOL MORSKIEGO OKA
G0J100100 G0J100100 KARKONOSZE
G0J100101 G0J100101 KARKONOSKI PARK NARODOWY
G0K100301 G0K100301 BABIA GORA I PASMO POLICY