Habitat Maps

Habitat Classification
(CSCF, 1990)

Freshwater Habitats

non-running waters
natural lakes
artificial lakes
ponds
remnants of rivers
ditches, pools
running waters
deltas
large rivers
medium rivers
rivulets
mountain streams
springs with adjacient areas
periodically flooded areas
calcarious springs
acid springs
hot springs
waters in caves
lakes in caves
rivers in caves
banks of sand, pebbles and shingle
banks of sand, pebbles and shingle without vegetation

Shores, Swamps, Mires and Waterlogged Meadows

natural shores
floating vegetation
reed bed
temporary sand beaches
fens and transitional mires
tall-sedge swamp
acidic soil small-sedge swamp
calcareous soil small-sedge swamp
transitional mire
moist soil pioneer vegetation
waterlogged meadows
molinia litter meadows
cutted meadows and tall herb communities on moist soil
bogs
raised bogs
artificial banks of rivers or lakes
artificial banks of river or lakes with vegetation
artificial banks of river or lakes without vegetation

Rocks, Caves, Scree, Slopes of Rock-Debris - Barren High Altitude Areas

glacier, perennial snow
open ice surface, snow covered glacier, perennial snow fields
lakes and rivulets
glacier lakes and rivulets
moraine lakes
moraine rivulets
barren rock, scree, moraines
barren rock surface
slopes of boulders
scree
moraines
rocks, cliffs and caves
calcareous rocks
acidic rocks
dry rock surfaces and semi caves
humid rock surfaces and semi caves
dark caves
boulders from fall of rock
subalpine and alpine scree, moraines
calcareous scree
slate scree
acidic scree
aluvial and moraine scree
scree in lower altitude
warm slopes of fine rock debris
warm slopes of calcareous rock debris
warm slopes of acidic rock debris

Grassland, Meadows and Pastures

rock ledge
calcareous rock ledge
acidic rock ledge
grassland on xeric soils
Festuca vallesiaca meadows
xeric grassland
partially xeric grassland
acidic soil grassland
rocky and alpine grassland
calcareous Sesleria meadows
calcareous Carex ferruginea meadows
wind exposed Elyna myosuroides meadows
Carex curvula meadows (acidic)
Bromus meadows (acidic)
xeric Festuca meadows on acidic soil
alpine vegetation on snow accumulation areas
Arabidion coeruleae
Salicion herbaceae
nutrient rich meadows and pastures
Arrhenatherion
Lolium and Trifolium meadows
Polygono trisetium meadows
Poion alpinae and Cynosurion
humid subalpine pastures (low intensity)
fallow land
xeric and warm fallow areas
partially xeric, humid fallow areas
pastures overgrown by bracken (pteridium)
wooded pastures
wooded pastures (Jura)
alpine larch meadows (Grisons, Valais)

Forest Edges, Clearings, Heaths, Single Trees, Woodlands and Hedges

forest edges
shrubless forest edges
xeric mesophilic forest edges
mesophilic forest edges
nutrient-rich forest edges in shore area
nutrient-rich forest edges
forest edges with brambles
clearcut areas and clearings
clearcut areas on calcareous soil
clearcut areas on acidic soil
clearcut areas with shrubs
willow shrubs in flood plain
tall herb communities, heaths, subalpine bushes
mesophilic tall herb communities
subalpine tall herb communities
Juniperus nana heaths
arctic alpine dwarf shrub heaths
mires turned into heaths
willow shrubs on calcareous rock (Karst)
alder woods (Alnus viridis), pine woods (Pinus mugo)
single trees, woods and single bushes
single deciduous trees
single coniferous trees
deciduous woods, coniferous woods
single bushes
hedges
low and tall hedges
tree hedges, lines of trees (wind shield)

Forests

forests on flooded land
waterlogged alnus glutinosa forests
willow woods
alder and ash swamp forests
montane alnus incana flood plain forests
subalpine flood plain bushes
bog forests
birch bog forests
pine forests on bogs
fir (picea) mire edge forests
mesophilic forests
Molinia pine forests
mixed lime forests
Quercus pubescens and Quercus petraea forests
continental pine forests
mesophilic pine forests (low altitudes)
Fraxinus ornus forests (Southern alps)
deciduous forests rich in laurel species
deciduous forests of the colline level
beech forests and mixed beech forests
oak-hornbeam forests
Quercus petraea forests
mixed Castanea sativa and oak forests
montane deciduous and mixed forests
beech forests
mixed ash forests
humid sycamore forests on scree
Abies alba and Fagus silvatica forests with Picea abies
birch and poplar woods
montane and subalpine coniferous forests
montane Picea and Abies alba forests
montane Picea and Abies alba forests with tall herbs
subalpine fir forests
montane and subalpine pine forests
Pinus cembra and Larix decidua forests
Pinus mugo woods

Bare Soil, Ruins, Dumps, Pits

bare soil with trampling
humid bare soil with trampling
dry bare soil with trampling
humid pioneer vegetation (annual)
mud bank vegetation
bare soils biennial and perennial
bare soils annual
livestock resting places
arable field borders
skiing slopes with sown grass
ruins, walls, farmyards
ruins
old walls along roads and in inhabited areas
concrete or brick walls
stone walls in agricultural areas
farmyards
quarries and dumps
working quarries
closed down quarries
gravel pits, filled in gravel pits
stone heaps
open refuse dumps
closed refuse dumps
dumps of various materials
embankments
road embankments
motorway embankments
railway embankments
roadsides
sides of railway tracks

Plantations, Arable Land and other Cultivated Soils

trees and bushes
tree nurseries
afforestations with deciduous trees
afforestations with coniferous trees
chestnut groves (orchards)
orchards with tall trees
orchards with pollarded trees
vineyards
berry and hop fields
fields and meadows
cereal and root crops, corn and tobacco fields
traditional cereal or root crofts in mountainous areas
intensively used and fertilized grassland, irrigated meadows

Parks, Gardens, Buildings and Traffic

parks and gardens
private gardens
lawns
sport grounds ( football, golf courses)
public parks
tree lined avenue
cemeteries
buildings and groups of buildings in the country
hamlets, housing estates, single cottages or farmhouses, barns, alpine dairy chalet, old buildings more or less abandoned
intensively used urban areas
housing areas
industrial areas
tourism
not developed ground
squares, yards
sport facilities (swimming pools, tennis courts)
roads and tracks
motorways
main roads
secondary roads
paved and unpaved tracks
tracks closed to traffic, footpaths
car parks with natural or hard surface
various traffic-related areas
railway tracks
cable cars and aerial ropeways
bridges
tunnels
airports and shooting ranges
airports with tarmac
airfields (grass runway)
military exercise grounds
shooting ranges

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