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Thermo-Alpigenous subalpine acidophilous grassland

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Common name:
Thermo-Alpigenous subalpine acidophilous grassland
Habitat code:
E4.33
Description:

Subalpine thermophile formations on often skeletal soils of the southern Alps, the Pyrenees and, very locally, the Central Massif and the Apennines.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
E4.333 Arverno-Alpine varicoloured fescue garland-grasslands Arverno-Alpine varicoloured fescue garland-grasslands
E4.331 Thermo-Alpigenous [Festuca paniculata] swards Thermo-Alpigenous [Festuca paniculata] swards
E4.332 Pyrenean [Festuca eskia] garland-grasslands Pyrenean [Festuca eskia] garland-grasslands
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
200009007 200009007 ASTON HAUTE-ARIEGE
200065004 200065004 MASSIF DU PIC DU MIDI ET MONTAIGUT
200065005 200065005 MASSIF DE NEOUVIELLE
200065006 200065006 MONTAGNES DE GEDRE ET DE GAVARNIE
200065008 200065008 MASSIFS DU VIGNEMALE ET DE L'ARDIDEN
200065011 200065011 SECTEUR D'ARRENS
200065012 200065012 HAUT LOURON
200066003 200066003 MASSIF DE CARLIT
200005003 200005003 CERVIERES - ROCHEBRUNE - GLAIZA
200031006 200031006 MASSIF MONTAGNEUX DU PIC DE MAUBERME AU BAZET
200031007 200031007 HAUTES VALLEES DE LA PIQUE ET DU LYS
200065010 200065010 BASSES-MONTAGNES DE BAROUSSE ET NISTOS
200009006 200009006 GORGES DE LA FRAU, SAINT BARTHELEMY
200031005 200031005 MONTAGNE DU PIC BURAT
200031010 200031010 PIC DU GAR, DE L'ESCALETTE ET DU CAGIRE
200066007 200066007 LE VAL DE GALBE