R4-42 - Gazons des crêtes arctico-alpines venteuses à Kobresia myosuroides

Arctic-alpine wind edge Kobresia myosuroides swards

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Meso-xerophile, relatively closed and unsculptured swards of Kobresia myosuroides (Elyna myosuroides) forming on deep, fine soils of protruding ridges and edges exposed to strong winds in the alpine and nival levels of the Alps, the Carpathians, the Pyrenees and the Cantabrian Mountains with Oxytropis, Draba, Carex spp. and others.

Bibliographie

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)