| Percentage cover (COVER) |
25×25 cm quadrat, 50×50 cm quadrat, 1×1 m quadrat |
BARESOIL_25, BARESOIL_50, BARESOIL_1 |
Bare soil cover |
% |
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CALLUNA_25, CALLUNA_50, CALLUNA_1 |
Calluna vulgaris cover |
% |
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DUNG_25, DUNG_50, DUNG_1 |
Cattle dung cover |
% |
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GRAMINOID_25, GRAMINOID_50, GRAMINOID_1 |
Graminoid species cover |
% |
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HERB_25, HERB_50, HERB_1 |
Total herb species (including graminoids) cover |
% |
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LICHEN_25, LICHEN_50, LICHEN_1 |
Lichen cover |
% |
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LITTER_25, LITTER_50, LITTER_1 |
Leaf litter cover |
% |
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MOSS_25, MOSS_50, MOSS_1 |
Moss cover |
% |
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ROOT_25, ROOT_50, ROOT_1 |
Root (alive and dead) cover |
% |
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SEDUM_25, SEDUM_50, SEDUM_1 |
Sedum album cover |
% |
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SHRUB_25, SHRUB_50, SHRUB_1 |
Total shrub species (including Calluna vulgaris, Vaccinium myrtillus and V. uliginosum) cover |
% |
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STONE_25, STONE_50, STONE_1 |
Stone cover |
% |
|
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VACCINIUM_25, VACCINIUM_50, VACCINIUM_1 |
Vaccinium myrtillus and V. uliginosum cover |
% |
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WOOD_25, WOOD_50, WOOD_1 |
Dead wood cover |
% |
| Vegetation resistance (RESISTANCE) |
1×1 m quadrat |
COVER_N, COVER_E, COVER_S, COVER_W |
Vegetation cover estimated in a 6×6 square grid (0.13 m2) vertically centered in the quadrat at each cardinal direction |
% |
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HEIGHT |
Mean (N = 7) Calluna vulgaris height |
cm |
|
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SQUARE_N, SQUARE_E, SQUARE_ S, SQUARE_W |
Number of squares crossed by vegetation in a 6×6 square grid (0.13 m2) vertically centered in the quadrat at each cardinal direction |
|
| Soil features (SOIL) |
1×1 m quadrat |
LITTER_DEPTH |
Mean (N = 5) depth of the leaf litter layer |
cm |
|
|
SOIL_0.063 |
Soil (horizon A) particle size <0.063 mm |
% |
|
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SOIL_0.125 |
Soil (horizon A) particle size 0.063–0.125 mm |
% |
|
|
SOIL_0.25 |
Soil (horizon A) particle size 0.125–0.25 mm |
% |
|
|
SOIL_0.50 |
Soil (horizon A) particle size 0.25–0.50 mm |
% |
|
|
SOIL_1 |
Soil (horizon A) particle size 0.50–1 mm |
% |
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SOIL_2 |
Soil (horizon A) particle size 1–2 mm |
% |
|
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SOIL_HUMID |
Soil (horizon A) humidity |
% |
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SOIL_OM |
Soil (horizon A) organic matter content |
% |
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SOIL_PH |
Soil (horizon A) pH |
|
| Habitat structure (STRUCTURE) |
3 m radius, 6 m radius |
OPEN_3, OPEN_6 |
Number of bare ground patches |
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SHRUB_3, SHRUB_6 |
Number of shrubs >1 m height |
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STRUCTURE_3, STRUCTURE_6 |
Habitat structure classes: 1) 100% closed vegetation (Calluna vulgaris), 2) few distant open bare ground patches, 3) 50% open - 50% closed patches, 4) mostly open patches, 5) 100% open patches, 6) 100% closed vegetation (shrub species >1 m height) |
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6 m radius |
DIST_OPEN |
Distance to the nearest bare ground patch |
cm |
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DIST_SHRUB |
Distance to the nearest shrub >1 m height |
cm |
