32.34 - Low cistus maquis

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Western Mediterranean formations of small or medium Cistus spp., most characteristic of the siliceous soils of the meso-Mediterranean zone, but also widely occurring in the thermo-Mediterranean zone and in the siliceous supra-Mediterranean zone. Formations of mostly calciphile Cistus species (e.g. Cistus albidus, Cistus clusii) and of indifferent species accompanied by strongly calciphile floras are listed under 32.4; formations of entirely thermo-Mediterranean species (e.g. Cistus bourgaeanus, Cistus palhinhae, Cistus heterophyllus) and of widespread species associated with co-dominant thermo-Mediterranean species have been listed under 32.2. Included here are all other formations; homogeneous, more or less dense cistus fields can be identified by addition of digit 1 in the fourth decimal place of the subdivisions below, more varied maquis of which the relevant cistus species is an essential element, by addition of digit 2 in the fourth decimal place of these subdivisions.

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)

Loisel, 1971; Braun-Blanquet, 1974; Girerd, 1978; Rivas-Martinez, 1979; Quézel, 1981b; Lopez Gonzalez, 1982; Gamisans, 1985; Polunin and Walters, 1985; Chiappini, 1985b; Peinado Lorca and Rivas-Martinez, 1987.