42.824 - Corsican mesogean pine forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Pinus pinaster-dominated forests of the meso- and supra-Mediterranean levels of Corsica, mostly on granitic substrates; they are very developed, accompanied by a maquis-like understorey, in the meso-Mediterranean zone, mostly at its upper tier; they occur locally within the supra-Mediterranean zone, on adrets and at lower altitudes, as facies of laricio pine forests.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Pinetum pinastri, Erico-Arbutetum p., Galio-Pinetum p.

Bibliography

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)

Pignatti, 1982; Guittonneau and Huon, 1983; Gamisans, 1985.