Table 1.
Characteristics of the sampling sites in the five glacier forelands in the central‐eastern Alps, Europe. For each glacier foreland, the number of lichen species, the range of elevation, slope and aspect of the three sampling sites based on values recorded in the field are reported, as well as the distance (m) from the glacier edge and time (years) since deglaciation
| Glacier foreland | Number of lichen species | Elevation (m) | Slope (°) | Aspect (°) | Distance from the glacier (m)/time since deglaciation (y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | |||||
| Morteratsch (CH) 46°25′–26′N/09°55′–56''E | 15 | 1965–2020 | 0–20 | 0–140 | 300/25 | 800/40 | 1500/70 |
| Matscherferner (IT) 46°46′N/10°41′E | 34 | 2390–2560 | 5–40 | 90–180 | ‐ | 800/70 | 1400/130 |
| Gaisbergferner (AT) 46°50′N/11°02′–03′E | 41 | 2350–2460 | 5–40 | 0–330 | 600/30 | 1000/90 | 1500/160 |
| Rötkees (IT) 47°01′–02′N/12°10′–11′E | 32 | 2340–2490 | 7–30 | 150–310 | 300/30 | 600/40 | 1500/120 |
| Pasterze (AT) 47°04′N/12°44′–45′E | 35 | 2075–2090 | 0–40 | 80–300 | 600/30 | 1000/40 | 1300/70 |
CH, Switzerland; IT, Italy; AT, Austria.