Information
Ecological parameter: ELLENBERG - moisture figure Central Europe
Parameter group: habitat related parameters
Explanation:
The moisture figure characterises the occurrence in the gradient from dry, shallow-soil rocky slopes to swampy ground (1-9) as well as from shallow to deep water (10-12), valid for Central Europe.
Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Düll, R., Wirth, V. & Werner, W. (2001): Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 262pp.
Type of assignment: single category assignment system (including indicator)
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
Abbreviations:
| Category name: | Abbreviations: | Explanation: |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | indicator of extreme dryness, restricted to soils, which often dry out for some time |
| 2 | 2 | between 1 and 3 |
| 3 | 3 | dry-site indicator, more often found on dry ground than on moist places, never on damp soil |
| 4 | 4 | between 3 and 5 |
| 5 | 5 | vascular plants: moist-site indicator, mainly on fresh soils of average dampness; bryophytes: moist-site indicator, lacking on wet soils or on soils frequently drying out |
| 6 | 6 | vascular plants: between 5 and 7; bryophytes: between 5 and 7, but indicating constant moist or damp sites |
| 7 | 7 | vascular plants: dampness indicator, mainly on constantly moist or damp, but not wet soils; bryophytes: damp-site indicator, mainly in damp to wet sites |
| 8 | 8 | between 7 and 9 |
| 9 | 9 | vascular plants: wet-site indicator, often on water saturated, badly aerated soils; bryophytes: in constant wet sites, on places sprayed by water (e.g. near waterfalls) or regularly flooded, or even submerged or floating |
| 10 | 10 | indicator of sites occasionally flooded, but free from flooding for long periods |
| 11 | 11 | plant rooting under water, but at least for a time exposed above, or plant floating on the surface |
| 12 | 12 | submerged plant, permanently or almost constantly under water |
| x | x | indifferent behaviour |
| ? | ? | no information |
| indicator plant for often changing water-levels | Indicator plant for frequently changing degree of moisture. | |
| indicator plant for frequent flooding | Indicator plant for frequent flooding. |
| 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% |