<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We conducted a phytosociological analysis of more than 250 relevés in the Julian Alps and compared them with similar communities elsewhere in the Alps and in the Dinaric Alps to describe the following new syntaxa of alpine swards and heathlands from the alliance <italic>Caricion firmae</italic> (class <italic>Elyno-Seslerietea</italic>): <italic>Saxifrago squarrosae-Caricetum mucronatae, Saussureo pygmaeae-Caricetum rupestris, Seslerio sphaerocephalae-Dryadetum octopetalae, Homogyno discoloris-Vaccinietum gaultherioidis, Saxifrago paniculatae-Caricetum fuliginosae</italic> and <italic>Homogyno discoloris-Loiseleurietum caricetosum firmae,</italic> the new association <italic>Achilleo clavennae-Elynetum myosuroidis</italic> from the alliance <italic>Oxytropido-Elynion</italic> and two new syntaxa from the alliance <italic>Loiseleurio-Vaccinion</italic> (class <italic>Loiseleurio-Vaccinietea</italic>): <italic>Homogyno alpinae-Vaccinietum gaultherioidis</italic> and <italic>Empetro-Vaccinietum gaultherioidis rhododendretosum hirsuti</italic>. Many species that are rare, of conservation concern or protected in Slovenia occur in the newly described communities.</p></abstract>

We conducted a phytosociological analysis of more than 250 relevés in the Julian Alps and compared them with similar communities elsewhere in the Alps and in the Dinaric Alps to describe the following new syntaxa of alpine swards and heathlands from the alliance Caricion firmae (class Elyno-Seslerietea): Saxifrago squarrosae-Caricetum mucronatae, Saussureo pygmaeae-Caricetum rupestris, Seslerio sphaerocephalae-Dryadetum octopetalae, Homogyno discoloris-Vaccinietum gaultherioidis, Saxifrago paniculatae-Caricetum fuliginosae and Homogyno discoloris-Loiseleurietum caricetosum firmae, the new association Achilleo clavennae-Elynetum myosuroidis from the alliance Oxytropido-Elynion and two new syntaxa from the alliance Loiseleurio-Vaccinion (class Loiseleurio-Vaccinietea): Homogyno alpinae-Vaccinietum gaultherioidis and Empetro-Vaccinietum gaultherioidis rhododendretosum hirsuti. Many species that are rare, of conservation concern or protected in Slovenia occur in the newly described communities.

Phytosociological analysis of alpine swards and heathlands (pioneer patches) on ridges and peaks in the Julian Alps (NW Slovenia)

Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Regional unit Tolmin, Brunov drevored 13, SI-5220 Tolmin and Biotechnical Faculty of the University in Ljubljana, Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Večna pot 83, SI-1000 Ljubljana.

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We conducted a phytosociological analysis of more than 250 relevés in the Julian Alps and compared them with similar communities elsewhere in the Alps and in...

Phytosociological analysis of alpine swards and heathlands (pioneer patches) on ridges and peaks in the Julian Alps (NW Slovenia)

Published Online: Dec 08, 2016

Page range: 49 - 171

Received: Jan 24, 2015

Accepted: Mar 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hacq-2016-0022

Keywords
phytosociology, synsystematics, Julian Alps, Triglav National Park, Slovenia

© 2017 Igor Dakskobler et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Phytosociological analysis of alpine swards and heathlands (pioneer patches) on ridges and peaks in the Julian Alps (NW Slovenia)

Published Online: Dec 08, 2016

Page range: 49 - 171

Received: Jan 24, 2015

Accepted: Mar 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hacq-2016-0022

Keywordsphytosociology, synsystematics, Julian Alps, Triglav National Park, Slovenia

© 2017 Igor Dakskobler et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
phytosociology, synsystematics, Julian Alps, Triglav National Park, Slovenia