42.522 - Hercynian Scots pine forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Montane acidophilous woods of indigenous Pinus sylvestris forming local, edaphic or microclimatic enclaves, particularly on sandstones, on blocks and in steep valleys in the beech belt of Hercynian ranges, and in sub-Hercynian collinar systems, usually with Vaccinium myrtillus or lichens.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Dicrano-Pinion p.

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Becker & al., 1981; Jacamon, 1983; Muller S, 1985; Ozenda, 1985.