Table 3.

Characteristics of changes in plant and lichen biodiversity during the succession on the Maliy Aktru glacier.

(Modified from Timoshok et al. 2020)

Stage No	Sub-stage No	Distance from the front of the glacier, m	How many years ago the moraine was exposed	Number of vascular plant species	Number of moss species	Number of lichen species	Vegetation cover, %
1	1.1	50–150	5–20	37	5	0	1
	1.2	150–230	20–50	49	5	3	5
2	2.1	230–340	40–60	83	13	5	15–20
	2.2	470–600	60–100	111	29	5	50
3		600–810	Over 100	84	24	6	80