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Ecological parameter:  LANDOLT Bryophytes - 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

Abbreviations:
Category nameAbbreviationExplanation
11very dry: exposed substrates in regions with low precipitation or in places protected from rain
22dry: exposed substrates in places with low humidity (mostly rocks) or ground in regions with low precipitation
33mesic: medium moisture conditions
44moist: substrate drying out only rarely, though hardly ever submerged
55wet: substrate never dry but frequently or permanently submerged
xxindifferent
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