31.6111 - Alpine green alder scrub

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Green alder (Alnus viridis ssp. viridis)-dominated formations, rich in tall herbs, of the subalpine and lower alpine belts of the Alps, on slopes with a good water-holding capacity, mostly on siliceous soils.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Alnetum viridis

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)

Ellenberg, 1963, 1988; Ozenda, 1985; Polunin and Walters, 1985; Walter and Breckle, 1986; Oberdorfer, 1990, 1993a; Pott, 1992; Karner and Mucina, 1993; Seliskar, 1998: 9.