42.32 - Eastern Alpine calcicolous larch and arolla forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Subalpine and montane Larix decidua, Larix decidua-Picea abies, Pinus cembra or Larix decidua-Pinus cembra forests of the eastern and central Alps, mostly of the outer ranges, on calcareous substrates, with a usually species-rich undergrowth including Erica herbacea, Polygala chamaebuxus, Rhododendron hirsutum or Pinus mugo.

Correspondances phytosociologiques

Laricetum deciduae (Larici-Cembretum rhododendretosum hirsuti), Pinetum cembrae

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)

Mayer, 1974; Ozenda, 1985; Ellenberg, 1988; Wallnöfer, 1993b: 271-274.