Carpathian calciphile stepped grasslands

General Information Species Next sub-divisions Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

E4.439

Description:

Open, scraped, stepped and garland grasslands of the alpine and subalpine levels of the calcareous mountains of the Carpathians, dominated by or rich in [Sesleria] spp., [Festuca] spp., [Carex] spp.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Carex sp.	Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Festuca sp.	Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
E4.4391	West Carpathian calciphile stepped grasslands	West Carpathian calciphile stepped grasslands
E4.4392	East Carpathian calciphile stepped grasslands	East Carpathian calciphile stepped grasslands

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
G0K200204	G0K200204	BIALA WODA
G0K200205	G0K200205	WAWOZ HOMOLE
E21810001	E21810001	SIVY VRCH
E21830001	E21830001	BELIANSKE TATRY