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<p>Acidophytic alpine mat-grass swards are rare in the alpine belt of the predominantly calcareous Southeastern Alps of Slovenia, mostly occurring where limestone is admixed with marlstone or chert. Those for which we were able to make phytosociological relevés can be classified mainly into two syntaxa: <italic>Carici curvulae-Nardetum strictae vaccinietosum gaultherioidis</italic> and <italic>Sieversio-Nardetum strictae vaccinietosum</italic>. At slightly lower elevations, in the forest zone of the subalpine plateau Pokljuka, we found similar swards occupying small areas in frost hollows with luvisol on limestone. They include character species of various subalpine-alpine sward and snow bed communities and are classified into the syntaxon <italic>Homogyno alpinae-Nardetum scorzoneroidetosum croceae</italic>.</p>
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Acidophytic alpine mat-grass swards are rare in the alpine belt of the predominantly calcareous Southeastern Alps of Slovenia, mostly occurring where limestone is admixed with marlstone or chert. Those for which we were able to make phytosociological relevés can be classified mainly into two syntaxa: Carici curvulae-Nardetum strictae vaccinietosum gaultherioidis and Sieversio-Nardetum strictae vaccinietosum. At slightly lower elevations, in the forest zone of the subalpine plateau Pokljuka, we found similar swards occupying small areas in frost hollows with luvisol on limestone. They include character species of various subalpine-alpine sward and snow bed communities and are classified into the syntaxon Homogyno alpinae-Nardetum scorzoneroidetosum croceae.

Phytosociological analysis of acidophytic alpine mat-grass swards in the Julian Alps and the Karawanks

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Acidophytic alpine mat-grass swards are rare in the alpine belt of the predominantly calcareous Southeastern Alps of Slovenia, mostly occurring where limestone...

Phytosociological analysis of acidophytic alpine mat-grass swards in the Julian Alps and the Karawanks

Published Online: Jul 09, 2022

Page range: 253 - 295

Received: Jan 13, 2022

Accepted: Feb 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2022-0006

Keywords
alpine vegetation, Mangart, Triglav National Park, Slovenia

© 2022 Igor Dakskobler et al., published by Sciendo

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

Phytosociological analysis of acidophytic alpine mat-grass swards in the Julian Alps and the Karawanks

Published Online: Jul 09, 2022

Page range: 253 - 295

Received: Jan 13, 2022

Accepted: Feb 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2022-0006

Keywordsalpine vegetation, Mangart, Triglav National Park, Slovenia

© 2022 Igor Dakskobler et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
alpine vegetation, Mangart, Triglav National Park, Slovenia