Table 3 Calculation of the base saturation (V) in the topsoil of the ICP Forests LII-1605 site (Großer Eisenberg, Thuringian Forest, Germany) in 1960 as weighted mean of V indicated by occurring plant species
Species | Cov% | V value | V value × Cov% |
|---|---|---|---|
Upper tree layer | |||
Picea abies | 15.00 | ||
Lower tree layer | |||
Picea abies | 60.00 | ||
Shrub layer | |||
Picea abies | 87.00 | 19.4 | 1691.9 |
Sorbus aucuparia | 0.01 | 29.1 | 0.29 |
Sylvatica fagus | 0.10 | 36.3 | 3.63 |
Herb layer | |||
Calamagrostis villosa | 15.00 | 6.2 | 92.75 |
Vaccinium myrtillus | 37.00 | 19.7 | 727.68 |
Deschampsia flexuosa | 37.00 | 22.1 | 817.26 |
Galium saxatile | 15.00 | 12.8 | 191.51 |
Trientalis europaea | 15.00 | 10.4 | 156.71 |
Dryopteris dilatata | 0.10 | 27.7 | 2.77 |
Maianthemum bifolium | 0.10 | 36.0 | 3.60 |
Pteridium aquilinum | 0.10 | 27.9 | 2.79 |
Luzula pilosa | 0.10 | 31.6 | 3.16 |
Moss layer | |||
Dicranum scoparium | 0.10 | 21.8 | 2.18 |
Barbilophozia floerkei | 0.10 | 4.3 | |
Pleurozium schreberi | 3.00 | 22.5 | 67.41 |
Lophocolea heterophylla | 0.10 | 32.3 | 3.23 |
Dicranum majus | 15.00 | 4.0 | |
Sum | 224.81 | 3766.83 | |
V value, weighed with Cov% | 17 |