1. Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands

Northern Europe: Island group north of United Kingdom

Please note: These biome and ecoregion pages (and associated data) are no longer being updated and may now be out of date. These pages and data exist for historical reference only. For updated bioregion data, please visit One Earth.

  • Scientific Code
    (PA0807)
  • Ecoregion Category
    Palearctic
  • Size
    500 square miles
  • Status
    Vulnerable
  • Habitats

Description


 Location and General Description

Biodiversity Features

Current Status

Types and Severity of Threats

Justification of Ecoregion Delineation
This ecoregion is equivalent to the DMEER (2000) unit of the same name. It consists entirely of Bohn et al.’s (2000) Atlantic dwarf shrub heaths in the Faroe Islands.

References
Bohn, Udo, Gisela Gollub, and Christoph Hettwer. 2000. Reduced general map of the natural vegetation of Europe. 1:10 million. Bonn-Bad Godesberg 2000. Digital Map of European Ecological Regions (DMEER), Version 2000/05

Prepared by:
Reviewed by: