Appendix C. Establishment success of seedlings emerged from the soil seed bank at the three study sites in southern Switzerland, (a) Negrentino, (b) Poma and (c) San Giorgio, two years after the beginning of the experiment in 1998 or 1999. Number of established individuals in the control plots (sum and median, n = 10 plots) and frequency of plots with spontaneously established individuals (n = 10 plots). An asterisk indicates species with underestimated number of established individuals.
(a) Negrentino
Species |
Sum |
Median |
Frequency |
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1998 |
1999 |
1998 |
1999 |
1998 |
1999 |
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Agrostis capillaris |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
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Anthoxanthum odoratum |
23 |
8 |
1 |
0.5 |
7 |
5 |
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Anthyllis vulneraria |
9 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
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Ajuga reptans |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Arabis ciliata |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
Helictotrichon pubescens |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
||
Bromus erectus |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
||
Campanula rotundifolia |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
||
Carex montata |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Carex sp. |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
||
Centaurea nigrescens |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
||
Clinopodium vulgare |
53 |
10 |
2.5 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
||
Danthonia decumbens |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
||
Daucus carota |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
||
Festuca sp. |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0.5 |
2 |
5 |
||
Galium rubrum |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Helianthemum nummularium |
98 |
119 |
9.5 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
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Hippocrepis comosa |
16 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
||
Holcus lanatus |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
||
Hypericum perforatum |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Hypochaeris radicata |
10 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
||
Leontodon hispidus |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
||
Leucanthemum vulgare aggr. |
13 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
||
Lotus corniculatus |
7 |
16 |
0.5 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
||
Luzula campestris |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Phyteuma betonicifolium |
15 |
13 |
1 |
1.5 |
7 |
7 |
||
Pimpinella saxifraga |
29 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
||
Plantago lanceolata |
81 |
54 |
3.5 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
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Potentilla erecta * |
121 |
45 |
11.5 |
3.5 |
10 |
7 |
||
Potentilla pusilla |
28 |
48 |
2 |
4.5 |
9 |
8 |
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Primula veris |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
||
Prunella vulgaris |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Prunella grandiflora |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
||
Ranunculus bulbosus |
12 |
14 |
0 |
0.5 |
4 |
5 |
||
Rumex acetosa |
21 |
10 |
0.5 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
||
Salvia pratensis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Sanguisorba minor |
34 |
27 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
5 |
5 |
||
Scabiosa columbaria |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Silene nutans |
149 |
92 |
16.5 |
4.5 |
10 |
10 |
||
Solidago virgaurea |
17 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
||
Taraxacum officinale |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Trifolium pratense |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
||
Trifolium montanum |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Trifolium repens |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
||
Thymus pulegioides |
22 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
||
Viola hirta * |
169 |
64 |
17.5 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
||
Viola riviniana |
39 |
15 |
2 |
0.5 |
8 |
5 |
||
Veronica spicata |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
unknown |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
all species |
1034 |
664 |
93 |
64.5 |
. |
. |
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(b) Poma
Species |
Sum |
Median |
Frequency |
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1998 |
1999 |
1998 |
1999 |
1998 |
1999 |
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Ajuga reptans |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
||
Anthoxanthum odoratum |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Carex montana |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
||
Centaurea nigrescens |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
||
Cirsium erisithales |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
||
Cruciata glabra |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
||
Dactylis glomerata |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Genista tinctoria |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Lotus corniculatus |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
||
Luzula campestis |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
||
Phyteuma betonicifolium |
15 |
17 |
1 |
0.5 |
6 |
5 |
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Potentilla erecta * |
26 |
40 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
6 |
7 |
||
Rumex acetosa |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
||
Silene nutans |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
||
Solidago virgaurea |
16 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
||
Stellaria graminea |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Thesium bavarum |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
Thymus pulegioides |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Trifolium pratense |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Veronica officinalis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Viola hirta |
8 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
||
unknown |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
||
all species |
83 |
131 |
5 |
7 |
. |
. |
||
(c) San Giorgio
Species |
Sum |
Median |
Frequency |
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1998 |
1999 |
1998 |
1999 |
1998 |
1999 |
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Briza media |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Bromus erectus |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Carex montana |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
||
Centaurea bracteata |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
||
Centaurea nigrescens |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Danthonia decumbens |
2 |
37 |
0 |
3.5 |
2 |
8 |
||
Erica carnea |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Genista sp. |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
||
Globularia punctata |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
||
Helianthemum nummularium |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
||
Hippocrepis comosa |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Linum catharticum |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
||
Lotus corniculatus |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
||
Molinia arundinacea |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Peucedanum cervaria |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Polygala chamaedrys |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
||
Polygala pedemontana |
35 |
25 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
||
Potentilla alba |
7 |
21 |
0 |
1.5 |
4 |
6 |
||
Potentilla erecta |
10 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
||
Prunella grandiflora |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
||
Sanguisorba minor |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
||
Viola hirta |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
||
unknown |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
||
all species |
83 |
124 |
8.5 |
11.5 |
. |
. |
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