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Val Veny, Courmayeur
C. Andreis1, S. Armiraglio2, M. Caccianiga1, B. Cerabolini3
1Dipartimento di Biologia, Sezione di Botanica Sistematica, Università degli Studi di Milano carlo.andreis@unimi.it
2Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali, Brescia
3Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Varese
abstract In Lombardy, boreal-like conifer forests are widespread on the whole alpine chain, particularly in the central Raethian Alps with continental climate and, on a lesser extent, in the Lepontine Alps with oceanic climate and in the peripheral chains with intermediate climatic traits (Orobian Alps, Camonica Valley, Pre-Alps). The average yearly rainfall can exceed 2000 mm in the Lepontine Alps, while it falls below 1000 mm in the inner Rhaetian Alps. The bedrock consists mainly in siliceous rocks. |
keywords Alps, coniferous forests, Lombardy, Piceetalia excelsae, vegetation |