36.311 - Pyreneo-Alpine mesophile mat-grass swards

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Subalpine and lower alpine mesophile grasslands dominated by, or rich in, Nardus stricta, of the Alps, the Pyrenees and, very locally, the Central Massif, the Jura and the northern Apennines; for the most part, they are heavily grazed grasslands with much reduced species diversity and overwhelming dominance of mat-grass.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Nardion strictae: Geo montani-Nardetum (Sieversio-Nardetum strictae, Nardetum alpigenum), Aveno versicoloris-Nardetum, Leontodonto-Alchemilletum alpinae, Nardo strictae-Polygaletum serpyllaceae, Alchemillo flabellatae-Nardetum strictae i.a.

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)

Braun-Blanquet, 1953, 1954, 1969a; Ellenberg, 1963, 1988; Archiloque & al., 1969; Berset, 1969; Guinochet and Vilmorin, 1973; Gruber, 1978; Dupias, 1985; Ozenda, 1985; Bolos y Capdevila, 1987; Vigo and Ninot, 1987; Oberdorfer, 1990; Jonglet, 1990; Pott, 1992: 312-313; Grabherr, 1993c: 361-362; Favarger and Robert, 1995a: 179-188.