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During an excursion in a mountain area, the first perception consists of the aspect of single plant individuals, and the continuous repetition of similar herbs, shrubs and trees allows to identify the different species occurring along the trail: the flora. A further in depth observation reveals that many plants grow together in particular habitats: the abstract concept of plant association. Along a period of fast 200 years, the Dolomites where studied, first the flora and successively plant communities.
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Pignatti, E., Pignatti, S. (2016). Exploration of the Flora and Ecological Factors in the Dolomites. In: Plant Life of the Dolomites. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48032-8_1
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