Information
Ecological parameter: ELLENBERG - continentality figure Central Europe
Parameter group: occurrence related parameters
Explanation:
The continentality figure characterises the occurrence in the gradient from the Atlantic coast to the inner parts of Eurasia.
Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Düll, R., Wirth, V. & Werner, W. (2001): Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 262pp.
Classification system: score
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
Abbreviations:
| Category name: | Abbreviations: | Explanation: |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | extreme oceanic, in Central Europe only in an few outposts |
| 2 | 2 | oceanic, mainly in the West, including western Central Europe |
| 3 | 3 | between 2 and 4 |
| 4 | 4 | suboceanic, mainly in Central Europe, but spreading eastward |
| 5 | 5 | intermediate, weakly suboceanic to weakly subcontinental |
| 6 | 6 | subcontinental, mainly in the east of Central Europe and adjoining parts of Eastern Europe |
| 7 | 7 | between 6 and 8 |
| 8 | 8 | continental, spreading into Central Europe from the east only exceptionally |
| 9 | 9 | extreme continental, virtually absent from western Europe |
| x | x | indifferent behaviour |
| ? | ? | no information |
| Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
|---|---|
| Bryopsida | 188 / 213 - 88.2% |
| Liliopsida | 213 / 361 - 59% |
| Lycopsida | 3 / 12 - 25% |
| Magnoliopsida | 6 / 20 - 30% |
| Marchantiopsida | 55 / 62 - 88.7% |
| Polypodiopsida | 10 / 19 - 52.6% |
| Rosopsida | 292 / 399 - 73.1% |
| Sphenopsida | 8 / 9 - 88.8% |