Concept: Mesic in the eagle vocabulary

Concept URI https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/landcover/eagle/LCH-mesic
Preferred label Mesic
Definition In soils with a mesic regime, sufficient soil moisture is almost constantly available for vegetation. The soil is often well drained, but provides enough soil water to not put plants under drought stress which are not used to it. This regime goes together with temperate climate zones. Precipitation is well balanced and distributed more or less equally over the year(s).
Notation LCH-mesic
Status Valid
Status Modified 2023-11-29
Accepted Date 2023-11-29
Not Accepted Date
isParameter
  • false
isHeader
  • false
code
  • LCH-4_4_5
parent
LC/LU Relevance
  • LC
Thematic Domain Context
  • AGRI, FRST, HABT