Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 15.1
Main and secondary components for site-specific seed mixtures for restoration of alpine ecosystems (ÖAG 2000, Krautzer
et al
. 2003).
Species
Distribution
Vegetation belt
Parent rock
Moisture
Against
Tolerance
fertilization
Montane
Subalpine
Alpine
Silicious
Calcareous
Dry
Wet
Against cutting
Against trampling
Main components (≥ 60% of weight)
Grasses
Avenella flexuosa
Worldwide
+
+
+
+
−
+
(−)
(−)
−
(−)
Bellardiochloa variegata
Middle/south Europe
−
+
+
+
(−)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
Deschampsia cespitosa
Worldwide
+
+
+
+
+
(−)
++
(+)
+
Festuca nigrescens
Europe
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Festuca picturata
Middle Europe
−
+
+
+
+
+
(+)
+
+
(+)
Festuca pseudodura
Middle Europe
−
(+)
+
+
(−)
+
(−)
(+)
−
(+)
Festuca supina
North/middle Europe
−
+
+
+
(−)
+
(−)
(+)
(−)
+
Festuca varia
s. str.
Europe
(−)
+
+
+
(−)
+−(−)
−
−
Phleum hirsutum
Middle/south Europe
(+)
+
+
(−)
+
+
(−)
+
+
+
Phleum rhaeticum
Middle/south Europe
(+)
+
+
+
(+)
(+)
++
+
+
Poa alpina
Europe/Siberia/N.Am.
(+)
+
+
(+)
+
+
(+)
+
+
+
Sesleria albicans
Europe
+
+
+
(−)
+
+
−
(−)
(−)
(−)
Leguminosae
Anthyllis vulneraria
ssp.
alpestris
Europe
+
+
+
(−)
+
+
−
(+)
(−)
(+)
Trifolium alpinum
Middle/south/west Europe
−
(+)
+
+
−
(+)
(+)
+
+
+
Trifolium badium
Europe/Siberia
(+)
+
+
+
+
+
+
(+)
+
+
Trifolium pratense
ssp.
nivale
Middle/south Europe
−
+
+
+
(+)
(+)
+
(+)
+
+
Secondary components (≤ 40% of weight)
Grasses
Agrostis capillaris
Euroasia
+
+
(-)
+
(+)
++ +
+
+
Agrostis stolonifera
Euroasia/North America
+
(+)
−
+
+
(+)
++
+
+
Briza media
Europe
+
(+)
−
+
+
+
(+)
(+)
+
(+)
Cynosurus cristatus
Euroasia
+
+
−
(+)
+
(+)
(+)
+
+
+
Festuca rubra
ssp.
rubra
Euroasia/North America
+
+
(+)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Koeleria pyramidata
Europe
+
+
−
(-)
+
+
−
(+)
(+)
(+)
Phleum pratense
Worldwide
+
(+)
(−)
+
+
(+)
++
+
+
Poa pratensis
Euroasia/North America
+
(+)
−
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Leguminosae
Anthyllis vulneraria
Middle/south Europe
+
(+)
−
(−)
+
+
−
(+)
(-)
(+)
Lotus corniculatus
Worldwide
+
(+)
−
(−)
+
+
−
+
(-)
+
Trifolium hybridum
Europe/Siberia/N.Am.
+
(+)
−
(+)
+
(+)
++
+
(+)
Trifolium repens
Europe/Siberia
+
+
(+)
(+)
+
(+)
++
+
+
Herbs
Achillea millefolium
s.l.
Europe/Siberia
+
+
(+)
(+)
+
(+)
(+)
+
+
+
Leontodon hispidus
s.l.
Europe
+
+
+
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
(+)
+
+, Very good; (+), good; (−), poor; −, very poor; N.Am., North America.
