Ecological Archives E084-087-A4

Helen M. Quested, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Malcolm C. Press, Terry V. Callaghan, Rien Aerts, Frank Trosien, Petra Riemann, Dylan Gwynn-Jones, Alexandra Kondratchuk, and Sven E. Jonasson. 2003. Decomposition of sub-arctic plants with differing nitrogen economies: a functional role for hemiparasites. Ecology 84:3209–3221.

Appendix D. Distribution of species across habitats and life-form groups. Species typical of more than one habitat are counted in the habitat from which they were collected.

 
Heath (H)
Grassy ruderal sites (R)
Alpine tundra (A)
Mires (MI)
Riverbanks (RB)
Mesic woodland (WW)
Meadows (ME)
Coniferous forest (CF)
Total
Annual hemiparasite   2       1     3
Perennial hemiparasite 2   1   1       4
N fixer   5     1       6
Insectivorous 1     1         2
Evergreen 5   1 1       2 9
Woody deciduous 9 1 2           12
Forb 3 6     2 7 2   20
Graminoid 2 2 1 3     3   11
Fern ally 4 1             5
Total 26 17 5 5 4 8 5 2 72


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