42.33 - Western larch, mountain pine and arolla forests

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Subalpine Larix decidua, Larix decidua-Pinus cembra, Larix decidua-mountain pine, Pinus cembra and Pinus cembra-mountain pine forests of the western, and mostly southwestern Alps, in regions where Pinus uncinata usually associates with Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra. Characteristically xeric, open formations, they are best characterized by their understorey.

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)

Ozenda, 1985; Salomez, 1990.