R5-62 - Communautés à grandes graminées alpiennes

Alpic tall grass communities

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Communities of the montane and subalpine levels of high and moderately high mountains of the Alpine system and neighbouring ranges, dominated by tall grasses, accompanied by a species cortège similar to that of the subalpine tall-herb communities. They are bound to both siliceous and carbonate substrates. Characteristic species: Calamagrostis arundinacea, Calamagrostis villosa, Deschampsia cespitosa. In the Carpathians they are represented by a very high number of associations included in the alliances Calamagrostion villosae, Trisetion fusci, Festucion carpaticae and Calamagrostion arundinaceae.

Bibliography

 European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity, 2021. EUNIS terrestrial habitat classification 2021 including crosswalks. ETC/BD-EEA. Table Excel transmise par S. Hennekens (Alterra) le 14/02/2022. (Source)