Table 1 Element-specific minimum sample numbers (MSN) and actual sample sizes (n) for ecoregions of the Ecological Land Classification (ELCE40) [10] in Germany, calculated using Moss Survey 2005 data [3, 9]
ELCE 40 | As | Cd | Cr | Cu | Fe | Hg | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | |
B_1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
B_2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
C_0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
D_13 | 97 | 7 | B | 43 | 7 | A | 101 | 7 | B | 7 | 7 | B | 32 | 7 | B | 6 | 7 | B |
D_14 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
F1_1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F1_2 | 33 | 30 | B | 10 | 30 | A | 61 | 30 | A | 6 | 30 | B | 13 | 30 | A | 8 | 30 | B |
F2_6 | 80 | 42 | A | 25 | 42 | B | 444 | 42 | A | 14 | 42 | A | 107 | 42 | A | 18 | 42 | A |
F3_1 | 113 | 75 | A | 39 | 75 | A | 152 | 75 | A | 7 | 75 | B | 35 | 75 | A | 13 | 75 | A |
F3_2 | 25 | 93 | A | 29 | 93 | A | 115 | 93 | A | 11 | 93 | A | 30 | 93 | A | 15 | 93 | B |
F4_1 | 20 | 19 | B | 13 | 19 | B | 82 | 19 | A | 15 | 19 | B | 29 | 19 | B | 19 | 19 | A |
F4_2 | 101 | 73 | A | 36 | 72 | A | 61 | 73 | A | 31 | 73 | A | 36 | 73 | A | 17 | 73 | B |
G1_0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S_0 | 10 | 4 | B | 29 | 4 | B | 106 | 4 | A | 12 | 4 | B | 1 | 4 | A | 14 | 4 | B |
U_1 | 70 | 27 | A | 33 | 27 | A | 73 | 27 | A | 18 | 27 | B | 82 | 27 | A | 21 | 27 | A |
U_2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
Other | 14 | 10 | A | 13 | 10 | A | 140 | 10 | A | 12 | 10 | B | 32 | 10 | B | 13 | 10 | A |
Sum | 563 | 382 | 270 | 381 | 1335 | 382 | 133 | 382 | 397 | 382 | 144 | 382 | ||||||
Count | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||
% | 6 | 36 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 47 | ||||||||||||
ELCE 40 | N | Ni | Pb | Sb | V | Zn | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | MSN | n | M | |
B_1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
B_2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
C_0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
D_13 | 2 | 7 | B | 9 | 7 | B | 44 | 7 | B | 7 | 7 | A | 10 | 7 | A | 4 | 7 | A |
D_14 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
F1_1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
F1_2 | 5 | 30 | A | 11 | 30 | B | 22 | 30 | B | 77 | 30 | A | 9 | 30 | A | 10 | 30 | A |
F2_6 | 8 | 42 | B | 34 | 42 | A | 34 | 42 | A | 22 | 42 | B | 59 | 42 | A | 16 | 42 | A |
F3_1 | 8 | 75 | B | 25 | 74 | A | 41 | 75 | A | 19 | 75 | B | 22 | 75 | B | 18 | 75 | A |
F3_2 | 8 | 93 | B | 23 | 93 | A | 45 | 93 | A | 31 | 93 | B | 18 | 93 | B | 20 | 93 | B |
F4_1 | 17 | 19 | A | 18 | 19 | B | 22 | 19 | B | 16 | 19 | B | 16 | 19 | B | 10 | 19 | A |
F4_2 | 10 | 73 | B | 45 | 73 | A | 72 | 73 | A | 24 | 72 | B | 26 | 73 | A | 35 | 72 | A |
G1_0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S_0 | 9 | 4 | A | 24 | 4 | A | 78 | 4 | A | 11 | 4 | A | 9 | 4 | B | 26 | 4 | B |
U_1 | 11 | 27 | B | 37 | 27 | B | 45 | 27 | A | 42 | 27 | B | 48 | 27 | B | 103 | 27 | A |
U_2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
Other | 16 | 10 | A | 29 | 10 | B | 10 | 10 | B | 9 | 10 | A | 14 | 10 | B | 31 | 10 | B |
Sum | 94 | 382 | 255 | 381 | 413 | 382 | 258 | 381 | 231 | 382 | 273 | 381 | ||||||
Count | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
% | 47 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 29 | 41 | ||||||||||||