Habitat «Debris-covered glacial ridge»


Region: Bernese Alps
Height: 2400m ASL
Vegetation stage: alpine
Description: Debris-covered glacial ridge, about 150m long, which was covered with ice until about 2005.
In this habitat, we have so far been able to detect the following creatures and plants, among others:

Birds

Bird droppings on boulder (19.07.2020, C168835)
Bird droppings on boulder (19.07.2020, C168835)

Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

Aglais urticae on Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199653)
Aglais urticae on Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199653, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Aglais urticae on Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199654)
Aglais urticae on Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199654, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)

Fauna

Flies (Brachycera)

Episyrphus balteatus (19.07.2020, C168791)
Episyrphus balteatus (19.07.2020, C168791, Evidence, All photos)
Episyrphus balteatus on Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, C168790)
Episyrphus balteatus on Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, C168790, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Eristalis tenax on Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171102)
Eristalis tenax on Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171102, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Eupeodes luniger (19.07.2020, F171092)
Eupeodes luniger (19.07.2020, F171092, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Eupeodes luniger (19.07.2020, F171094)
Eupeodes luniger (19.07.2020, F171094, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Fly on  Saxifraga aizoide (19.07.2020, C168799)
Fly on Saxifraga aizoide (19.07.2020, C168799, Evidence, All photos)
Scaeva pyrastri (19.07.2020, F171064)
Scaeva pyrastri (19.07.2020, F171064, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Scaeva pyrastri (19.07.2020, F171066)
Scaeva pyrastri (19.07.2020, F171066, Evidence 1, All photos 1, Evidence 2, All photos 2)
Small fly on flower of Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, C168787)
Small fly on flower of Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, C168787, Evidence, All photos)
Syrphus vitripennis (19.07.2020, F171069)
Syrphus vitripennis (19.07.2020, F171069, Evidence, All photos)

Flora

Flowers

Arabis alpina (23.07.2021, F186579)
Arabis alpina (23.07.2021, F186579, Evidence, All photos)
Arabis alpina (23.07.2021, F186575)
Arabis alpina (23.07.2021, F186575, Evidence, All photos)
Cerastium cerastoides (19.07.2020, F171104)
Cerastium cerastoides (19.07.2020, F171104, Evidence, All photos)
Cerastium cerastoides (19.07.2020, F171107)
Cerastium cerastoides (19.07.2020, F171107, Evidence, All photos)
Cerastium cerastoides (19.07.2020, F171105)
Cerastium cerastoides (19.07.2020, F171105, Evidence, All photos)
Cerastium uniflorum (19.07.2020, C168804)
Cerastium uniflorum (19.07.2020, C168804, Evidence, All photos)
Cerastium uniflorum (19.07.2020, C168805)
Cerastium uniflorum (19.07.2020, C168805, Evidence, All photos)
Cerastium uniflorum (19.07.2020, C168807)
Cerastium uniflorum (19.07.2020, C168807, Evidence, All photos)
Erigeron alpinus (23.07.2021, F186546)
Erigeron alpinus (23.07.2021, F186546, Evidence, All photos)
Erigeron alpinus (23.07.2021, F186545)
Erigeron alpinus (23.07.2021, F186545, Evidence, All photos)
Euphrasia minima (19.07.2020, C168801)
Euphrasia minima (19.07.2020, C168801, Evidence, All photos)
Euphrasia minima (19.07.2020, C168802)
Euphrasia minima (19.07.2020, C168802, Evidence, All photos)
Euphrasia minima (19.07.2020, C168803)
Euphrasia minima (19.07.2020, C168803, Evidence, All photos)
Galium anisophyllon (19.07.2020, F171125)
Galium anisophyllon (19.07.2020, F171125, Evidence, All photos)
Galium anisophyllon (19.07.2020, F171126)
Galium anisophyllon (19.07.2020, F171126, Evidence, All photos)
Galium anisophyllon (19.07.2020, F171127)
Galium anisophyllon (19.07.2020, F171127, Evidence, All photos)
Linaria alpina ssp. alpina (19.07.2020, F171082)
Linaria alpina ssp. alpina (19.07.2020, F171082, Evidence, All photos)
Linaria alpina ssp. alpina (19.07.2020, F171079)
Linaria alpina ssp. alpina (19.07.2020, F171079, Evidence, All photos)
Linaria alpina ssp. alpina (19.07.2020, F171077)
Linaria alpina ssp. alpina (19.07.2020, F171077, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171075)
Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171075, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171071)
Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171071, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171070)
Saxifraga aizoides (19.07.2020, F171070, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199565)
Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199565, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199566)
Saxifraga oppositifolia (23.07.2021, C199566, Evidence, All photos)
Saxifraga paniculata (23.07.2021, F186543)
Saxifraga paniculata (23.07.2021, F186543, Evidence, All photos)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, C168810)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, C168810, Evidence, All photos)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, C168811)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, C168811, Evidence, All photos)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, F171112)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, F171112, Evidence, All photos)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, F171084)
Sedum atratum (19.07.2020, F171084, Evidence, All photos)
Tussilago farfara (19.07.2020, C168819)
Tussilago farfara (19.07.2020, C168819, Evidence, All photos)
Tussilago farfara (23.07.2021, F186524)
Tussilago farfara (23.07.2021, F186524, Evidence, All photos)
Tussilago farfara (23.07.2021, F186530)
Tussilago farfara (23.07.2021, F186530, Evidence, All photos)
Veronica aphylla (23.07.2021, F186663)
Veronica aphylla (23.07.2021, F186663, Evidence, All photos)
Veronica aphylla (23.07.2021, F186666)
Veronica aphylla (23.07.2021, F186666, Evidence, All photos)

Grasses

Agrostis alpina (19.07.2020, F171089)
Agrostis alpina (19.07.2020, F171089, Evidence, All photos)
Agrostis alpina (19.07.2020, F171091)
Agrostis alpina (19.07.2020, F171091, Evidence, All photos)
Agrostis alpina (19.07.2020, F171090)
Agrostis alpina (19.07.2020, F171090, Evidence, All photos)

Trees

Cone of the common spruce (Picea abies) (19.07.2020, C168827)
Cone of the common spruce (Picea abies) (19.07.2020, C168827, Evidence, All photos)
Cone of the common spruce (Picea abies) (19.07.2020, C168828)
Cone of the common spruce (Picea abies) (19.07.2020, C168828, Evidence, All photos)

Insects

Mammals

Droppings of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) (19.07.2020, F171107a)
Droppings of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) (19.07.2020, F171107a, Evidence, All photos)

Observations

19.07.2020: Observations
We could not discover any spiders. Possibly the debris is too compact and offers too little shelter. Or the debris layer is not thick enough.
Number of species: 24
Number of photos: 53