Plant Life of the Dolomites

1. The Environment of the Dolomites: A General Outline
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Part I. The Human Habitat

2. Stable Meadows and Vegetation of Fields and Human Settlements
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Part II. Natural Forests and Meadows on the Valley Floor and in the Montane Habitat

3. Forests of Broadleaved Trees and Shrubs at Low Elevations
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4. Arid and Steppe Grasslands
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Part III. The Subalpine Habitat: The Coniferous Forest Belt

5. The Alpine Taiga (Coniferous Forests and Heaths with Rhododendrons)
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6. Subalpine Broadleaved Shrub Communities
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7. Wet Habitats
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Part IV. Alpine Vegetation on Granite, Porphyry, and Volcanic Rock

8. Alpine Grasslands with Acidocline Species
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Part V. The Ascent Toward the Cliffs: The Screes

9. Plant Life on Dolomitic and Calcareous Scree
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Part VI. Alpine Vegetation on Dolomite and Limestones

10. Alpine Grasslands on Limestones and Dolomites
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11. Pioneer Patches and Discontinuous Vegetation of Ridges and Peak Habitats
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12. Snowbeds
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13. Rupestrian Habitats
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Part VII. Synthesis, Data Interpretation and Statistical Calculations

14. Energy Flow and Vegetation
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15. Soil and Vegetation: Bioindicators
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16. Biomass and Biodiversity: The Classical Approach
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17. Vegetation in a Diachronic View
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18. Phytogeographical and Ecological Indicators
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19. The Landscape of the Dolomites
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Part VIII. Conclusions

20. A New Paradigm: The Approach to Complexity
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21. Conclusions
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22. The Dolomites: The Heritage of All Humanity
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Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Plant Ecology, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Physiology, Terrestial Ecology, Biogeosciences