Polar desert
Polar desert is characterized by extreme low summer temperatures, low precipitation and shallow, usually base-rich soils over permafrost and flat or low undulating relief. The habitat is often totally bare or has at most a very sparse low cover of rosette plants growing among bryophytes and lichens. A light snow cover can encourage somewhat more extensive growth and areas with higher precipitation where reindeer graze and defaecate benefit from more moisture and nutrients.
Código Eunis 2021: U52
Especies características
Diagnósticas
Agrostis mertensii, Antennaria alpina, Cardamine bellidifolia, Carex bigelowii, Cassiope hypnoides, Cassiope tetragona, Festuca ovina, Hierochloe alpina, Juncus trifidus, Luzula confusa, Sibbaldia procumbens,Dominantes
Carex bigelowii, Luzula confusa, Vaccinium vitis-idaea,Constantes
Agrostis mertensii, Antennaria alpina, Betula nana, Bistorta vivipara, Cardamine bellidifolia, Carex bigelowii, Cassiope hypnoides, Cassiope tetragona, Festuca ovina, Gnaphalium supinum, Hieracium lachenalii, Hierochloe alpina, Juncus trifidus, Luzula confusa, Lycopodium annotinum, Sibbaldia procumbens, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Veronica alpina,Correspondencia con códigos EUNIS 2012
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Hábitats de la Directiva Hábitats asociados
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