Table 1 in Review Of Bryophyte Functional Traits In Ecological Studies

Table 1. Overview of main bryophyte functional traits according to van Zuijlen et al. (2023).
Biological traitsEcological traitsgeneration lengthaquatic speciesgrowth formepiphytic species or notlife formhow strong species are bound to forest habitatslife strategymajor habitat class “Artificial/Terrestrial”peristomemajor habitat class “Forest”permanent protonemamajor habitat class “Grassland”rhizoidsmajor habitat class “Rocky areas”r or K strategymajor habitat class “Shrubland”length of the setamajor habitat class “Wetlands”sexual conditionindicator value – moisturesporophyte frequencyindicator value – heavy metal toleranceshoot sizeindicator value – continentalityspore sizeindicator value – lightdeciduous branches or stem tipsindicator value – nutrientsbulbilsindicator value – salt tolerancegemmaeindicator value – temperaturedeciduous leaves or leave fragmentssubstrate class: dead animal carcass or dungtuberssubstrate class: bark of living phanerophytesize of vegetative propagulesubstrate class: epiphytic on non­woody living substratesubstrate class: rocksubstrate class: soilsubstrate class: deadwood