Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Pyreneo-Alpine mesophile mat-grass swards

General Information Species Natura
Common name:
Pyreneo-Alpine mesophile mat-grass swards
Habitat code:
E4.311
Description:

Subalpine and lower alpine mesophile grasslands dominated by, or rich in, [Nardus stricta], of the Alps, the Pyrenees and, very locally, the Central Massif, the Jura and the northern Apennines; for the most part, they are heavily grazed grasslands with much reduced species diversity and overwhelming dominance of mat-grass.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Nardus stricta Linnaeus, 1753 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
198443183 198443183 NATIONALPARK BERCHTESGADEN (FRUEHER KOENIGSSEE)
1E5443193 1E5443193 HERMANNSDORFER WIESEN/MOOR AN DER ROTEN PFUETZE:
200066006 200066006 MASSIF DU CANIGOU
B00010157 B00010157 MACIZO DE GUARA