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Ecological parameter:  ELLENBERG - light figure Central Europe

Parameter group: habitat related parameters

Explanation:
The light figure characterises the occurrence in relation to relative irradiance intensity (r.i.), 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

Abbreviations:

Category name	Abbreviation	Explanation
1	1	plant in deep shade, may be less than 1%, seldom more than 30% r.i.
2	2	between 1 and 3
3	3	shade plant, mostly less than 5% r.i., but also in lighter places
4	4	between 3 and 5
5	5	semi-shade plant, rarely in full light, but generally with more than 10% r.i.
6	6	between 5 and 7
7	7	plant generally in well lit place, but also occurring in partial shade
8	8	light-loving plant, rarely found when r.i. is less than 40% r.i.
9	9	plant in full light, found mostly in full sun, rarely with less than 50% r.i.
x	x	indifferent behaviour
?	?	no information

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit

Taxagroup	Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage