Dry heathlands and sandy open grasslands in a suburban environment in the south of Brussels (Belgium) : Assessment of the conservation status

The Brabant sablo-limoneux region is located in the south and near Brussels, in the phytogeographic district of Brabant (Atlantic domain). This region is characterized by a high diversity of local ecological conditions due to the alternance of important tertiary sand outcrops and quaternary silty layers. The agro-sylvo-pastoral activities, which were practiced on these sandy and sand-silty soils for centuries, caused the evolution of the climactic forest into semi-natural habitats such as dry heathland, sandy grassland and grassheath. The evolution of the heathland distribution from 1770 to th... Mehr ...