We studied biotic and abiotic factors underlying the invasion of larch (Larix decidua Mill.) on a glacier foreland and tested the hypothesis that the pattern of its establishment was controlled primarily by terrain age. The time span between deglaciation and establishment of larch and the importance of the position and shape of the glacier on the forest structure were studied over 150 years of glacial retreat. We related three data sets (forest structure, topography and spatial position) using ordination methods.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2505382
We determined that natural larch stands in Slovenia which are classified into the association Rhodothamno-Laricetum extend over 3161 hectares, which means 0.3% of all forest area in Slovenia. They are most common in the Julian Alps, especially in the Trenta Valley, Bohinj and the Upper Sava Valley, in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, especially in Jezersko and the upper Savinja valley. The map, which is available on the Slovenia Forest Service website and on the Interactive map of Slovenia with databases of ZRC SAZU, will be helpful above all for foresters and nature conservation services.
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