Life
Form Group
|
Family
|
Habitat
|
1998
1 or 2 yr |
1998
1 or 2 yr 5 mm |
1998
2 yr TOP |
1999
1 yr |
Grams
per litterbag
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achillea millefolium |
FORB
|
Asteraceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Alnus incana |
N-FIXER
|
Betulaceae
|
RB
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Andromeda polifolia |
EVERGREEN
|
Ericaceae
|
H/MI
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Angelica sylvestris |
FORB
|
Apiaceae
|
WW
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Anthriscus sylvestris |
FORB
|
Apiaceae
|
R
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Arctostaphylos alpina |
DECIDUOUS
|
Ericaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Astragalus alpinus |
N-FIXER
|
Fabaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Astragalus frigidus |
N-FIXER
|
Fabaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Bartsia alpina |
P-PARASITE
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Betula nana |
DECIDUOUS
|
Betulaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
0.2
+ 1.0
|
Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii |
DECIDUOUS
|
Betulaceae
|
H
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Bistorta (Polygonum) vivipara |
FORB
|
Polygonaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Calamagrostis lapponica |
GRAMINOID
|
Poaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Caltha palustris |
FORB
|
Ranunculaceae
|
WW
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Carex capitata |
GRAMINOID
|
Cyperaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Carex rostrata |
GRAMINOID
|
Cyperaceae
|
MI
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Carex saxatilis |
GRAMINOID
|
Cyperaceae
|
A
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Carex vaginata |
GRAMINOID
|
Cyperaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Cassiope tetragona |
EVERGREEN
|
Ericaceae
|
A
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Cornus suecica |
FORB
|
Cornaceae
|
H/RB
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
0.2
+ 1.0
|
Deschampsia cespitosa |
GRAMINOID
|
Poaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Diphasiastrum complanatum |
FERN
ALLY
|
Lycopodiacea
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Drosera rotundifolia |
CARNIVOROUS
|
Droseraceae
|
H/MI
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Dryas octopetala |
EVERGREEN
|
Rosaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Elytrigia repens |
GRAMINOID
|
Poaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Empetrum nigrum |
EVERGREEN
|
Empetraceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
X
|
X
|
1.0
|
Epilobium angustifolium |
FORB
|
Onagraceae
|
R
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
1.0
|
Equisetum sylvaticum |
FERN
ALLY
|
Equisetaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Eriophorum angustifolium |
GRAMINOID
|
Cyperaceae
|
MI
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Euphrasia frigida |
A-PARASITE
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Filipendula ulmaria |
FORB
|
Rosaceae
|
WW
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Geranium sylvaticum |
FORB
|
Geraniaceae
|
WW
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Gymnocarpium dryopteris |
FERN
ALLY
|
Polypodiaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Juncus arcticus |
GRAMINOID
|
Juncaceae
|
MI
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Juncus trifidus |
GRAMINOID
|
Juncaceae
|
ME
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Juniperus communis |
EVERGREEN
|
Cupressaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Lathyrus pratensis |
N-FIXER
|
Fabaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Luzula multiflora |
GRAMINOID
|
Luzulaceae
|
ME
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Lycopodium annotinum |
FERN
ALLY
|
Lycopodiaceae
|
H
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
1.0
|
Matteuccia struthiopteris |
FERN
ALLY
|
Polypodiaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Melampyrum sylvaticum |
A-PARASITE
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Orthilia secunda |
FORB
|
Pyrolaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Pedicularis hirsuta |
P-PARASITE
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
A
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Pedicularis lapponica |
P-PARASITE
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum |
P-PARASITE
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
RB
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Phleum alpinum |
GRAMINOID
|
Poaceae
|
ME
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Picea abies/obovata |
EVERGREEN
|
Pinaceae
|
CF
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Pinguicula vulgaris |
CARNIVOROUS
|
Lentibulariaceae
|
H/A
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Pinus sylvestris |
EVERGREEN
|
Pinaceae
|
CF
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Populus tremula |
DECIDUOUS
|
Salicaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Rhinanthus minor |
A-PARASITE
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Rhodiola rosea |
FORB
|
Saxifragaceae
|
RB
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Rhododendron lapponica |
EVERGREEN
|
Ericaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Ribes spicatum |
FORB
|
Grossulariaceae
|
WW
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Rubus chamaemorus |
FORB
|
Rosaceae
|
H/MI
|
X
|
X
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Rubus saxatilis |
FORB
|
Rosaceae
|
WW
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Rumex obtusifolius |
FORB
|
Chenopodiaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Salix herbacea |
DECIDUOUS
|
Salicaceae
|
A
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Salix lapponum |
DECIDUOUS
|
Salicaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Salix myrsinites |
DECIDUOUS
|
Salicaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Salix phylicifolia |
DECIDUOUS
|
Salicaceae
|
R
|
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Salix polaris |
DECIDUOUS
|
Salicaceae
|
A
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Salix reticulata |
DECIDUOUS
|
Salicaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Solidago virgaurea |
FORB
|
Asteraceae
|
RB
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Sorbus aucuparia |
DECIDUOUS
|
Rosaceae
|
WW
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Tanacetum vulgare |
FORB
|
Asteraceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Trifolium pratense |
N-FIXER
|
Fabaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Trollius europaeus |
FORB
|
Ranunculaceae
|
ME
|
X
|
|
|
|
1.0
|
Vaccinium myrtillus |
DECIDUOUS
|
Ericaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Vaccinium uliginosum |
DECIDUOUS
|
Ericaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Vaccinium vitis-idaea |
EVERGREEN
|
Ericaceae
|
H
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
1.0
|
Veronica alpina |
FORB
|
Scrophulariaceae
|
ME
|
X
|
|
|
|
0.2
|
Viccia cracca |
N-FIXER
|
Fabaceae
|
R
|
X
|
|
|
X
|
0.2
|
Notes: Ecosystems: H = heath (with or without birch trees),WW = wet woodland, R = ruderal, ME = meadow, A = alpine (above treeline), CF = coniferous forest, RB = riverbank, MI = mire. See Appendix C for further descriptions of ecosystems. Experimental treatments: 1 yr or 2 yr indicate incubation for one or two years. 5 mm = 5-mm mesh bags, TOP = incubation on the surface of the matrix litter. The last column indicates whether the litter bags contained 1.0 or 0.2 g of litter.