Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations
Attributes
Title:
Petrifying springs with tufa or travertine formations
EUNIS Code:
C2.121
EUNIS level:
4
Description
Communities of calcareous, petrifying springs growing tufa deposits. When active, tufa springs comprise a hydrosere in which the [Cratoneurion] plants, and in particular, [Cratoneuron] spp.
Regions:
Wadi Qannoubin, Wadi Nahr el-Bared
Frequency:
rare, small scale
EUNIS Habitat Type
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