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Concept: Alvar steppes in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/E1.25
Preferred label Alvar steppes
Definition Steppic grasslands of palaeozoic limestones of the Baltic islands of Åland and Gotland and of calcareous enclaves of southern Sweden, in Vestgotland, dominated by fescues with numerous species of continental affinities, many at the northern limit of their range, in particular, [Artemisia oelandica], [Artemisia saxicola], [Ranunculus illyricus], [Globularia vulgaris]. They are rich in endemic species and in orchids. Besides the steppe communities included in this unit, their environment includes pioneer rock swards included in unit E1.1 and lowland rock crack communities included in unit H3.
Notation E1.25
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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Has exact match