Table 2.
Distribution and habitats of mosses on the project site. |
Species |
Region |
Habitat |
mean % cover |
% frequency |
1. Hypnum cupressiforme
var. cupressiforme |
1,2,4 |
rhododendron stems |
Present but not quantified |
- |
| 3 |
soil & dead wood or bark in the leaf
litter |
3 |
100 |
| 2. Hypnum andoi |
1,2,4 |
rhododendron stems |
Present but not quantified |
- |
| 3 |
soil & dead wood or bark in
the leaf litter |
5 |
20 |
| 3. Hypnum resupinatum |
3 |
Soil |
1.2 |
30 |
| 1 |
Stones |
0.01 |
30 |
| 4. Campylopus introflexus |
3 |
Soil |
0.2 |
10 |
| 5. Campylopus paradoxus |
3 |
Soil |
4.0 |
70 |
| 6. Campylopus pyriformis |
3 |
Soil |
0.8 |
30 |
| 7. Dicranella heteromalla |
3 |
Soil |
6.0 |
30 |
| 8. Isothecium
myosuroides |
3 |
Soil |
6.0 |
10 |
| 1 |
Stones |
0.3 |
30 |
| 9. Mnium hornum |
1 |
Soil |
0.002 |
10 |
| 10 Polytrichum formosum |
3 |
Soil |
0.01 |
10 |
| % cover is the mean area
inside 10 quadrats of 2m2 covered by the species. It is a measure of the amount of space
occupied by the species. % frequency is the % of quadrats in which the species was found.
For example a % frequency of 100 means that the species occurred in all quadrats sampled.
A % frequency of 10, means that it was found in only 1 out of 10 quadrats. This is
therefore a measure of how widespread the species is. |