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Ecological parameter: BORHIDI - light figures Hungary (Eastern Europe)

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The data provide indicator values of species in Hungary concernig the ecological factor light, valid for Eastern Europe.

Borhidi, A. (1993): Social behavior types of the Hungarian flora, its naturalness and relative ecological indicator values.- Janus Pannonicus Tudományegyetem Növénytani Tanszék, Pécs, 15pp.


Classification system: score
A description of the coding system can be found here  Abbreviations/Coding Systems

Abbreviations:
Category name:Abbreviations:Explanation:
11full shadow plants, often receiving less than 1%, rarely receiving more than 30% of the full day light
22very shadow-tolerant plants, photosynthetic minimum at 1 to 5% of full day light
33shadow-plants, photosynthetic minimum under 5% relative light intensity, but survive more illuminated places
44shadow-halfshadow plants, photosynthetic minimum between 5 and 10% relative light intensity
55halfshadow plants, receiving more than 10% but less than 100% relative light
66halfshadow-halflight plants, photosynthetic minimum between 10 and 40% relative light intensity
77halflight plants, mostly living in full light but also shadow tolerants
88light plants, photosynthetic minimum above 40% relative ligth intensity, less only in exceptional cases
99full light plants of open habitats not receiving less than 50% of relative light intensity
Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:
TaxagroupNumber of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Liliopsida160 / 361 - 44.3%
Magnoliopsida4 / 20 - 20%
Polypodiopsida6 / 19 - 31.5%
Rosopsida205 / 399 - 51.3%
Sphenopsida6 / 9 - 66.6%