Syntaxonomy and ecology of plant communities of the Carici rupestris-Kobresietea bellardii in the western carpathians

• Published in: Biológia Vol. 61; no. 4; pp. 393 - 412
• Main Authors: Petrik, Anton, Dubravcova, Zuzana, Jarolimek, Ivan, Kliment, Jan, Sibik, Jozef, Valachovic, Milan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Versita 01.08.2006
• Subjects: altitude; Carici rupestris-Kobresietea; cliffs; cold; habitats; plant communities; Pleistocene; relic stands; syntaxonomy; terraces; Trata Mts; vegetation

We present a syntaxonomic account of the communities of the alliances of Oxytropido-Elynion Br.-Bl. 1949 and Festucion versicoloris Krajina 1933 from Western Carpathians. Both alliances comprise naked-rush, cushion form and dwarf-shrub heath communities typical of wind-exposed habitats occurring at...