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5 . BIOME , ALTITUDINAL LEVEL , HABITAT :

BIOME : Montane (= Temperate coniferous ) forests .

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Temperate broadleaf forests Mediterranean vegetation ( forests , woodlands and scrub ).

8 . HUMAN USES

ALTITUDINAL LEVEL ( heights are approximate ): https :// www . wikiwand . com / en / Altitudinal _ zonation

North

3.000 m

Nival level

2.800 m

South

It provides pollen , honey and fodder ( acorns ) to various species animal . Summer oak has very hard , heavy wood . It is easily split , suitable for furniture production , parquets and barrels and for the content of tannins also for water structures . The official ( healing ) effect of oak bark was already known in ancient times . From ten years old the bark is removed from the trunks and branches , which is used for the preparation of ointments and medicinal decoctions for baths against frostbite , swelling , hemorrhoids and for rinsing . Rarely and in small quantities also internally against diarrhoea , stomach and intestinal catarrh . Uses can also be used as a tanning agent . It reaches the age of 600 ( 1000 ) years .

2.500 m

2.000 m

2.600 m

Alpine level ( meadows or grassland , shrubs ...)

1.700 m

1.500 m

Montane level

1.200 m

1.000 m

500 m

1.000

Lowland layer

9 . CULTURE AND FOLKLORE

LEGENDS AND FAIRY TALES

SAYINGS

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SONGS

Habitat : Terrestrial habitat ( forests , grasslands ... ). Freshwater habitats ( rivers , streams , lakes , wetlands : ponds , marshes , bogs ). Agricultural habitat ( fields , vegetable gardens ). Urban habitat ( gardens and parks , disturbed lands – ruderal species –, walls , plots ...).

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Among the ancient Germans , the oak was a sacred tree . It was also valued by other nations as a symbol the strength and beauty of the forest . According to the sound of an old oak , fortune-telling was done in the Greek Dodonian oracle and the ancient Roman poets Ovídius and Virgílius mentioned acorns as the first food of man .

The song " Two oaks " - a band " Kandráčovci , " Hey oaks oaks green " - from the district Gemer 6 . REPRODUCTION :

Time of flowering : Jan . Feb . Mar . ■ Apr . ■ May ■ June July Aug . Sept . Oct . Nov . Dec .

Pollination : ■ Abiotic ( by wind , water ...) ■ Biotic ( insects , birds , bats ...) Seed dispersal : https :// en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Seed _ dispersal

Gravity Ballistic dispersal Wind Water Animals ( endochory ) Animals ( epichory ) Humans

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7 . CONSERVATION STATUS
https :// en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Conservation _ status Extinct Threatened Least Concern	Legend : Extinct	Threatened	Least Concern

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