Epiphytic lichen vegetation on Larix in the Italian Alps |
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| Authors: | J Nascimbene D Isocrono L Marini G Caniglia |
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| Institution: | 1. Giardino Botanico delle Alpi Orientali?–?CFS , Ufficio Riserve Naturali , Belluno, Italy;2. Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale , Università di Torino , Torino, Italy;3. Dipartimento di Biologia , Università di Padova , Padova, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A synthesis of the epiphytic lichen vegetation on larch in the Italian Alps is presented. Vegetation types are described on the basis of a numerical classification of 291 relevés. They can be compared to a few well-known phytosociological unions found in other parts of the Alps. Some communities are restricted to subalpine areas with continental climate. Despite the homogeneity of the substrate, the flora is rich, with 98 species, several of which are rare, and hence of interest from a conservational point of view. |
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| Keywords: | Lichen communities larch floristic composition |
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