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Alpine Grasslands on Limestones and Dolomites

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The alpine grasslands on limestones and dolomites, at an elevation of 2,000–2,500 m, are the focal point of the vegetation of the Dolomites. This is where the highest biodiversity is concentrated, thanks to particularly favorable ecological conditions that have been brought to light precisely with this research. The detailed analysis of the current vegetation allows us to reconstruct its formation during the melting phase of the glaciers at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch.

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    In the original description “coeruleae”.

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Pignatti, E., Pignatti, S. (2014). Alpine Grasslands on Limestones and Dolomites. In: Plant Life of the Dolomites. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31043-0_10

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