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Tech/Engineering - Geology | | Italian term or phrase: habitat di vetta o alto versante | Nella descrizione di diversi tipi di habitat in montagna si parla di habitat di vetta o alto versante con vegetazione casmofitica. Come posso tradurre? High-altitude habitats?
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| Grading comment I think I'll go for the literal translation.
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1 hr confidence: mountain peaks and steep slopes
Explanation:
Native vegetation is now severely fragmented, and is largely confined to mountain peaks, steep slopes and other inaccessible areas.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/...
bears' habitats
http://tinyurl.com/2cs5xnv
Upland | Key habitats | Wild plants | Plantlife
Our highest peaks extend more than 600m above the natural tree line and the ... Limited now to a few steep slopes and crags where deer, sheep and goats ...
www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/habitats/upland/
Wildlife Corridors in the Southern Canmore Region
The Southern Canmore Region provides important habitat for a variety of wildlife ... At Wind Ridge and above the Peaks of Grassi subdivision, steep slopes ...
www.stratalink.com/corridors/default.htm
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-29 22:48:52 GMT)
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Turracher Höhe Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Somewhat farther away are the peaks of Eisenhut (2441 m), Großer Königstuhl ..... are red-flowered dwarf primula (Primula minima) and sticky primrose (P. glutinosa). In the coloured fescue grasslands on the south-facing steep slopes, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turracher_Höhe_Pass - Cached - Similar
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8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation ...
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Both categories of Chasmophytic vegetation on rocky slopes usually occur ...
www.npws.ie/en/media/Media,6262,en.pdf
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A new chasmophytic species of Potentilla (Rosaceae) from S ...
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by G PAROLLY - 2002 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
Staehelina lobelii are locally important elements of the Mediterranean chasmophytic vegetation. Robson (1988) reports Hypericum pamphylicum from rock ...
www.bgbm.org/willdenowia/w-pdf/w32-1Parolly Nordt.pdf
Search Results - Countryside Council for Wales
Epilobium brunnescens) and because the chasmophytic vegetation was showing signs of detrimental browsing from sheep and goats. ...
www.ccw.gov.uk/about-ccw/search-results.aspx?sID=14540 - Cached
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Note added at 5 days (2010-11-04 15:18:12 GMT) Post-grading
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chasmophyte (plural chasmophytes)
1. (biology) chomophyte
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chasmophyte
chomophyte (plural chomophytes)
1. (biology) Any plant that grows in rock fissures or crevices
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chomophyte
It's a specific type of habitat, not just high
One of the most important vegetation types occurs on limestone rocks, host of a very special flora. Species growing on rock crevices have to deal with an extremely inhospitable environment. Therefore, they have developed several adjustments, such as strong roots, in order to survive. This supports them on the cliffs and also allows the maximum exploitation of the little water and nutrients contained in minimum soil. Moreover, this habitat is susceptible to strong winds and full sunlight, as there is no tall vegetation to protect it from these climatic factors. It is noteworthy that most chasmophytic species are endemics.
Bellflower of Parnitha (Campanula celsii ssp. parnesia)Parnitha is a very steep mountain with several crevices and gorges, especially at the south side. This favours the creation of many chasmophytic communities, with endemic species, such as...
http://www.parnitha-np.gr/chasmophytes.htm
|   Rachel Fell
Local time: 11:10
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Asker: I think I'll go for the literal translation as it is shorter. In the next paragraph there's a description of the environment, so I can use your suggestion there. Thank you.
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