32.32 - Low ericaceous maquis

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Lower (usually less than one metre) western Mediterranean maquis rich in Calluna vulgaris, Erica scoparia, Erica cinerea or sometimes low Erica arborea, often accompanied by Cistus spp., Lavandula stoechas and various brooms.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Erico scopariae-Lavanduletum stoechadis, Ampelodesmo-Ericetum scopariae, Erico scopariae-Cistetum populifolii 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 & al., 1964a; Braun-Blanquet, 1974; Lavagne and Moutte, 1977; Rivas-Martinez, 1979; Quézel, 1981b; Gamisans, 1985; Polunin and Walters, 1985; Peinado Lorca and Rivas-Martinez, 1987.