Moss

Description

Near continuous ground bryophyte layer, dominated by Thuidium tamariscinum and Kindbergia praelonga, In addition to moss species, Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) seedlings frequent with occasional forbs, understory better developed than in mixed litter microhabitat, canopy Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) co-dominant with Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata).

Microhabitat type: Additional

Soil: wet, predominantly gleyed clay soils.

Litter: sparse

Mean Environmental Variables

Temperature (°C): 6.63±5.26

Moisture (%): 38.62±16.78

pH: 6.00±0.41

Example

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith