85 - Urban parks and large gardens

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Usually varied formations, created for recreational use. The vegetation, usually composed mainly of introduced species or cultivars, can nevertheless include many native plants and supports a varied fauna when not intensively managed. The heterogeneity of the habitat engenders a high faunal diversity with, however, a preponderance of common species. The frequent presence of old trees favors the installation of rarer specialists.

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Morrison, 1989; Belder and Misonne, 1994, 1997.