Greek Biodiversity
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Oro-Moesian aeolian grasslands

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Common name:
Oro-Moesian aeolian grasslands
Habitat code:
E4.394
Description:

Open, short, acidophilous grasslands of windswept, shallow, easily desiccated, nutrient-poor soils with little snow cover of the mountains of the central Balkan peninsula.

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001
Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code Type Name Name
E4.3941 Oro-Moesian crooked sedge grasslands Oro-Moesian crooked sedge grasslands
E4.3942 Oro-Moesian Haller fescue grasslands Oro-Moesian Haller fescue grasslands
E4.3943 Oro-Moesian [Festuca airoides] grasslands Oro-Moesian [Festuca airoides] grasslands
E4.3944 Oro-Moesian [Sesleria comosa] grasslands Oro-Moesian [Sesleria comosa] grasslands
E4.3945 Oro-Moesian [Agrostis rupestris] grasslands Oro-Moesian [Agrostis rupestris] grasslands
E4.3946 Southern Pelagonide aeolian grasslands Southern Pelagonide aeolian grasslands
E4.3947 Montenegrine aeolian fescue grasslands Montenegrine aeolian fescue grasslands
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
F00000600 F00000600 CENTRAL BALKAN
P00000039 P00000039 KAJMAKCHALAN
P0000009C P0000009C KORAB
P0000019A P0000019A PELISTERSKI OCHI
F00000604 F00000604 DJENDEMITE