Table 2. Overview of the species-specific parameters per individual, growth form and habitat association.

Species	Species specific parameter	Growth form	Habitat association
Alopecurus magellanicus	Sum of leaf lengths (from ligule to leaf tip)	Graminoid	Snowbed
Bistorta vivipara	Sum of leaf areas (calculated as ellipse based on leaf length and width)	Forb	Snowbed
Cassiope tetragona	Annual increment of one shoot	Evergreen shrub	Snowbed
Dryas octopetala	Sum of leaf lengths of one shoot (excluding petiole)	Evergreen shrub	Ridge
Luzula arcuata	Sum of leaf lengths (from soil surface to leaf tip)	Graminoid	Ridge
Pedicularis hirsuta	Plant length (from soil surface to uppermost leaf)	Forb	Snowbed
Salix polaris	Sum of leaf lengths of one shoot (excluding petiole)	Deciduous shrub	Snowbed
Stellaria crassipes	Plant length (from soil surface to uppermost leaf)	Forb	Ridge