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

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The moisture value indicates the average soil moisture during the growth period in places where the species most frequently occurs. Low values indicate low soil moisture and high values high soil moisture.

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:
11very dry
1.51.5dry
22moderately dry
2.52.5fresh
33moderately moist
3.53.5moist
44very moist
4.54.5wet
55inundated to flooded
variationrange of variation regarding the moisture 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%