86 - Towns, villages, industrial sites

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Areas used for human occupation and industrial activities. A considerable fauna has adapted to buildings. Birds such as Apus apus, Tyto alba and Hirundo rustica nest nearly exclusively in them, using mostly structures with traditional architecture. Other species, of montane rocky habitats, such as Phoenicurus ochruros, have colonized lowlands in villages and towns. Bats roost in buildings. Rock plants colonize old walls and roofs.

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)

Ghio, 1978; Morrison, 1989; Waugh, 1995; Grabherr, 1997; Waugh, 1995: 360-419, 473-479.