Bossuyt, B., Hermy, M. & Deckers, J. (1999) Plant species migration across contiguous ancient-recent forest ecotones in central Belgium. Appendix 1, species attributes

Bossuyt, B., Hermy, M. & Deckers, J. (1999) Plant species migration across contiguous ancient-recent forest ecotones in central Belgium. Appendix 1, species attributes

List of species recorded with their dispersal mode (based on Honnay et al., 1998). Nomenclature follows De Langhe et al. (1988)

ane: anemochores
aut + bar: autochores + barochores
end + orn: endozoöchores + ornithochores
epi: epizoöchores
hyd: hydrochores
myrm: myrmecochores
unsp: unspecified, uncertain or unknown

Name

Dispersal mode

Ancient forest species

Acer campestre

ane

x

Adoxa moschatellina

end + orn

 

Ajuga reptans

myrm

 

Anemone nemorosa

myrm

 

Arum maculatum

end + orn

x

Cardamine flexuosa

ane

 

Carex remota

hyd

 

Carex sylvatica

myrm

x

Carpinus betulus

ane

 

Circaea lutetiana

epi

x

Convallaria majalis

end + orn

x

Corylus avellana

end + orn

 

Crataegus laevigata

end + orn

 

Deschampsia flexuosa

epi

x

Epilobium angustifolium

ane

 

Galium aparine

epi

 

Geum urbanum

epi

 

Glechoma hederacea

unsp

 

Hedera helix

end + orn

 

Holcus mollis

ane

 

Ilex aquifolium

end + orn

 

Juncus effusus

epi

 

Lamium galeobdolon

myrm

x

Lonicera periclymenum

end + orn

x

Luzula pilosa

myrm

x

Lysimachia nemorosa

ane

x

Maianthemum bifolium

end + orn

x

Milium effusum

ane

x

Moehringia trinervia

myrm

 

Oxalis acetosella

aut + bar

x

Poa trivialis

ane

 

Polygonatum multiflorum

end + orn

x

Prunus avium

end. + orn.

 

Prunus padus

end + orn

 

Ranunculus acris

epi

 

Ranunculus ficaria

myrm

x

Rubus fruticosus coll.

end + orn

 

Sambucus nigra

end + orn

 

Scrophularia nodosa

ane

 

Sorbus aucuparia

end + orn

 

Stachys sylvatica

end + orn

 

Stellaria holostea

myrm

 

Stellaria media

unsp

 

Teucrium scorodonia

unsp

x

Urtica dioica

epi

 

Veronica chamaedrys

unsp

 

Veronica montana

unsp

x

Viburnum opulus

end + orn

 

Vinca minor

myrm

x

Viola riviniana

aut + bar

x

 

De Langhe, J.E., Delvosalle, L. Duvigneaud, J., Lambinon, J. & Vanden Berghen, C. (1988) Flora van België, het Groothertogdom Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en de aangrenzende gebieden (Pteridofyten en Spermatofyten). Patrimonium van de Nationale Plantentuin van België. Meise.

Honnay, O., Degroote, B. & Hermy, M. (1998) Ancient-forest plant species in Western Belgium. A species list and possible ecological mechanisms. Belgian Journal of Botany, 130, 139 - 154


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