| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/F5.5A1 |
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| Preferred label | Southern Andalusian "monte blanco" |
| Definition | Xero-psammitic brushes of the coasts of the Gulf of Cadiz, between the estuaries of the rios Guadalete, Guadalquivir and Tinto, particularly characteristic of the Coto Donana ("monte blanco"), in which [Stauracanthus genistoides ssp. genistoides], [Halimium halimifolium], [Halimium commutatum] and [Cistus libanotis] ([Cistus bourgaeanus]) are accompanied by, in particular, [Lavandula stoechas ssp. lusitanica], [Armeria velutina] and [Thymus tomentosus] and, in the wide transition zone with the "monte negro", by [Ulex australis] and [Erica scoparia]. The "monte blanco" is an important habitat for several threatened or rare vertebrates, including [Lynx pardellus], [Genetta genetta], [Felis sylvestris], [Dama dama], [Aquila adalberti]. |
| Notation | F5.5A1 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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