Ecological parameter: LANDOLT Bryophytes - 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.

Type of assignment: single category assignment system (including variation)
A description of the coding system can be found here  Abbreviations/Coding Systems

Abbreviations:

Category name:	Abbreviations:	Explanation:
1	1	alpine and/or nival
2	2	subalpine
3	3	montane
4	4	colline
5	5	colline, only warmest places
x	x	indifferent
variation		range of variation regarding the temperature value: I - small variation, II - large variation

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit:

Taxagroup	Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage
Bryopsida	122 / 213 - 57.2%
Marchantiopsida	43 / 62 - 69.3%