31.48 - Alpide hairy alpenrose-erica heaths

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Forest substitution heaths, treeline fringe formations and alpine heaths or mats of calcareous soils in the Alps and the Dinarides, with Rhododendron hirsutum, Rhododendron intermedium, Rhodothamnus chamaecistus and Erica herbacea, often accompanied by Clematis alpina, Daphne striata, Daphne mezereum, Globularia cordifolia, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Rhododendron hirsutum and, mostly in the Austrian Alps, Erica herbacea are the most frequent dominants; other shrubs can locally play that r“le. Arctostaphylos spp.-dominated facies have, however, been been included in unit 31.47.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Seslerietea albicantis: Rhododendro hirsuti-Ericetalia carneae: Ericion carneae (Erico-Pinion p.): Ericetum carneae p., Rhododendretum hirsuti p. (Erico-Rhododendretum hirsuti p., Rhododendro hirsuti-Pinetum mugi p., Rhododendro hirsuti-Mugetum p., Erico-Pinetum mugi p., Rhodothamno-Rhododendretum p., Mugo-Rhodoretum hirsuti 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)

Ellenberg, 1963, 1988; Horvat & al., 1974; Gruber, 1978; Gimingham & al., 1979; Oberdorfer, 1990, 1992b; Pott, 1992; Grabherr & al., 1993; Seliskar, 1998: 16.