Natural terrestrial habitats of the French Southern Lands

Acknowledgements

Photo credits

Foreword

General introduction

I. Background and general information

Geography

Bioclimatology

Geomorphology

Flora

Fauna

II. Methodological approach

Starting point and reference

Towards a new typology

III. Key to identifying habitats

Notice on reading and use

Environments key

Habitat key for coastal and halophytic environments (CRO A)

Key to wetland and aquatic habitats (CRO B)

Key to habitats of vegetated mesic environments (CRO C)

Key to habitats of non-coastal mineral environments (CRO D)

IV. Habitat summary sheets

Reading note

Summary of environments

CRO A COASTAL AND HALOPHYTIC ENVIRONMENTS

CRO A.1 Coastal habitats with halophilic vegetation

CRO A.2 Enriched coastal habitats influenced by fauna

CRO A.3 Non-vegetated mineral coastal habitats

CRO B WET AND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS

CRO B.1 Aquatic habitats

CRO B.2 Bank and seepage habitats

CRO B.3 Paratrophic habitats

CRO B.4 Peaty herbaceous habitats

CRO B.5 Peaty habitats with bryophytes

CRO C HERBACEOUS VEGETATION MEDICAL HABITATS

CRO C.1 Mesic habitats with herbaceous vegetation

CRO C.2 Mesic habitats with bryophytes

CRO D NON-COASTAL MINERAL ENVIRONMENTS

CRO D.1 Fellfields habitats

CRO D.2 Alluvial habitat

CRO D.3 Mineral habitats with little or no vegetation

Glossary

Bibliographical references

Annexes

Annex 1. Simplified typology (2010-2022) of Crozet (C) and Kerguelen (K) habitats

Appendix 2. HFI data entry form (2010-2023)

Appendix 3. Table of correspondences between Crozet habitat typologies

Appendix 4. List of species included in the typology

Habitat index