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Syntaxonomy of the Seslerio-Caricetum sempervirentis

Further Discussion of Vol. 1: Chap. 10 Alpine Grasslands on Limestones and Dolomites; Introduction; Structure and Classification

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Abstract

Different Authors studied this vegetation in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and now in Northern Italy. The general structure of these grasslands remains the same, but several differences are pointed out, often caused by the ecological conditions, but also from various interpretations given by the Authors.

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Pignatti, E., Pignatti, S. (2016). Syntaxonomy of the Seslerio-Caricetum sempervirentis . In: Plant Life of the Dolomites. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48032-8_2

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