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Ecological parameter: ELLENBERG - reaction figure Central Europe
Parameter group: habitat related parameters
Explanation:
The reaction figure characterises the occurrence in the gradient of soil acidity and lime content, 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.
Classification system: score
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
Abbreviations:
| Category name: | Abbreviations: | Explanation: |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | vascular plants: indicator of extreme acidity, never found on weakly acid or basic soils; bryophytes: never above pH 5, often near or below pH 3 |
| 2 | 2 | between 1 and 3 |
| 3 | 3 | vascular plants: acidity indicator, mainly on acid soils, but exceptionally also on nearly neutral ones; bryophytes: mostly below pH 5, on soils poor in nutrients |
| 4 | 4 | between 3 and 5 |
| 5 | 5 | vascular plants: indicator of moderate acid soils, only occassionally found on very acid or on neutral to basic soils; bryophytes: mainly between pH 5 and pH 6 |
| 6 | 6 | between 5 and 7 |
| 7 | 7 | vascular plants: indicator of weakly acid to weakly basic conditions, never found on very acid soils; bryophytes: around pH 6 until pH 6.9 |
| 8 | 8 | between 7 and 9 |
| 9 | 9 | vascular plants: basic reaction and lime indicator, always found on calcareous soils; bryophytes: exclusively in the neutral to basic range, around pH 7 and higher |
| 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% |