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Ecological parameter: LANDOLT vascular plants - temperature Switzerland (Alpine region)

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The temperature value characterises the average air temperature during the growth period of a plant. It largely corresponds with the average altitudinal distribution of species along the Alpine Arc. Low values point to a distribution in high elevations, high values refer to plants of lower elevations.

Landolt, E., Bäumler, B., Erhardt, A., Hegg, O., Klötzli, F., Lämmler, W., Nobis, M., Rudmann-Maurer, K., Schweingruber, F.H., Theurillat, J.-P., Urmi, E., Vust, M. & Wohlgemuth, T. (2010): Flora indicativa - Ökologische Zeigerwerte und biologische Kennzeichen zur Flora der Schweiz und der Alpen, 2. Aufl., Haupt Verlag, Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, 378pp.


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

Abbreviations:
Category name:Abbreviations:Explanation:
11alpine and nival
1.51.5lower alpine, supra subalpine and upper subalpine
22subalpine
2.52.5lower subalpine und upper montane
33montane
3.53.5lower montane and upper colline
44colline
4.54.5warm colline
55very warm colline
variationrange of variation regarding the temperature value: I - small variation, II - large variation
Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:
TaxagroupNumber of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Liliopsida221 / 361 - 61.2%
Lycopsida4 / 12 - 33.3%
Magnoliopsida7 / 20 - 35%
Polypodiopsida11 / 19 - 57.8%
Rosopsida286 / 399 - 71.6%
Sphenopsida8 / 9 - 88.8%