Information
Ecological parameter: ELLENBERG - temperature figure Central Europe
Parameter group: habitat related parameters
Explanation:
The temperature figure characterises the occurrence in the temperature gradient from alpine levels to lowlands, 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
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
Abbreviations:
| Category name: | Abbreviations: | Explanation: |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | cold-indicator plant, found only in high mountains (or in boreal-arctic regions), mostly in alpine and nival levels |
| 2 | 2 | between 1 and 3 |
| 3 | 3 | indicator of cool conditions, mainly subalpine |
| 4 | 4 | between 3 and 5 |
| 5 | 5 | indicator of fairly warm conditions, from lowland to montane, but especial in submontane-temperate sites |
| 6 | 6 | between 5 and 7 |
| 7 | 7 | warmth indicator, in warm lowland sites and colline levels |
| 8 | 8 | between 7 and 9 |
| 9 | 9 | indicator of extreme warm conditions, spreading from the Mediterranean only into the warmest places of the upper Rhine valley |
| x | x | indifferent behaviour |
| ? | ? | no information |
| Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
|---|---|
| Bryopsida | 188 / 213 - 88.2% |
| Liliopsida | 213 / 361 - 59% |
| Lycopsida | 3 / 12 - 25% |
| Magnoliopsida | 6 / 20 - 30% |
| Marchantiopsida | 55 / 62 - 88.7% |
| Polypodiopsida | 10 / 19 - 52.6% |
| Rosopsida | 292 / 399 - 73.1% |
| Sphenopsida | 8 / 9 - 88.8% |