Table 2.

Characterization of the vegetation types.

Vegetation type	Association	Dominant plant species
Fertile pasture	Poion alpinae	Trifolium pratense L. Trisetum flavescens (L.) P. BEAUV. Phleum rhaeticum (HUMPHRIES) RAUSCHERT Ranunculus acris L. Carum carvi L. Alchemilla xanthochlora ROTHM.
Mat-grass community	Nardion	Festuca rubra L. Nardus stricta L.
Dwarf-shrub-community	Juniperion nanae	Erica carnea L. Calluna vulgaris (L.) HULL
Alpine fen	Caricion fuscae	Various mosses Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) HARTM. Carex nigra (L.) REICHARD Carex panicea L.
Larch-pine forest	Larici-Pinetum cembrae	Larix decidua MILL. Pinus cembra L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium gaultherioides BIGELOW Juniperus communis L.

Table provides the main vegetation types in the study area [classification according to Delarze and Gonseth (20)], the scientific name of these plant associations, and their dominant plant species.