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Narrow-mouthed whorl snail [Vertigo angustior]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The tiny narrow-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo angustior is found primarily in marshy ground of high, even humidity, with flowing...
Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion occur in complex mosaics with lowland wet heath and valley mire vegetatio...
Fixed dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes')
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics Fixed dune vegetation occurs mainly on the largest dune systems, being those that have the width to allow it to deve...
Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands
Published dateSclerophyllous scrub (matorral) Description and ecological characteristics The relationship between juniper Juniperus communis stands and other types of vegetation is complex. In some cases the stands...
Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat comprises inland dune grassland containing grey hair-grass Corynephorus canescens . In the UK the veget...
Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae is a type of flush mire that occurs only at high altitude. The ...
Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Tufa formation is associated with hard-water springs, where groundwater rich in calcium bicarbonate comes to the surface. On c...
Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands are one of the few predominantly near-natural habitats remaining in the ...
Submarine structures made by leaking gases
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I habitat is defined as "Spectacular submarine complex structures, consisting of rocks, pavements and pill...
Transition mires and quaking bogs
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics The term ‘transition mire’ relates to vegetation that in floristic composition and general ecological characteristics is trans...