Baden-Württemberg - Lichens of Wales

near desert region occurring or lacking, in the
east European deciduous region lacking or
culminating.
subco = sub continental: East European
deciduous forest region, east European boreal
pine forest, westward to central Europe. Species
lacking in west Europe.
co = Continental: Steppes and semi-desert region
of east Europe (and Asia). Species only isolated
to advancing into the dryer region of central
Europe. Continental boreal region.
pralp = pre-alpine: Montane to high montane
regions in the periphery of central-, east- and
southeast European high mountains. The species
seldom penetrating often also into the
corresponding higher zones of the mountain.
zentr = central Europe: Central Europe.
Distribution focal point in central Europe, more
or less clearly culminating in the periphery of
central Europe.
oc = oceanic: Occurring in the lowlands of the
near Atlantic region, decreasing toward the east
in the interior increasingly up the mountain and
only occurrence of isolated species (Attention: in
the ecological characterization of the species the
term oceanic is used only in the pure ecological
sense: having an oceanic climate).
4.5.2 Elevation Zones
(Importance in region see p. 37)
mo montane
h’mo high montane
subalp sub-alpine
alp alpine
4.5.3 Diagnosis of the Areas
The statements made about the area of single
lichen species in this book show only for Europe
and use a rough orientation of the extent of the
area. Often an extensive area is given as possible
or probable. Thus many species distributed in
Central Europe undoubtedly still occur in the
montane region of the sub-Mediterranean or
Mediterranean belts, even when the area
diagnosis of these zones in not named.
Statements about the zones were given priority.
In many cases the vertical distribution and the
east-west extensions is indicated; in this the
Central European zone was especially
considered.
The area-zone statement in parentheses means
that the species in the region concerned consists
only of isolated occurrences. A continental
designation of vertical zone in parentheses means
that the corresponding distribution tendency
exists or that the statement is relatively uncertain
.
Example of diagnosis of area:
arct-mieur:
The species occurs from the arctic to the
Central European zone.
bor-med:
Occurring from boreal conifer forest into
Mediterranean region.
bor-mieur-mo:
Occurring in the boreal and in the temperate
(central European) zone, here however
predominantly in the montane zone; for that
reason in the southern part of the area mostly
in definite distributional lacunae.
arct-alp:
Occurring in the arctic and in the alpine zone
of the boreal to the Mediterranean zone. The
area strongly disrupted (disjunct).
arct-mieur-alp:
Occurring in the arctic and in the alpine zone
of the boreal and the Central European zone.
mieur-subatl-med:
Occurring in the sub-Atlantic region of the
temperate zone over the sub-Mediterranean
region to the Mediterranean zone. Thereby it
is mostly though with a sub-Atlantic tendency
in the sub-Mediterranean and Mediterranean
region.
A designation, which is separated by a comma
from the remainder of the area diagnosis, covers
the same area. Example:
mieur-med, pralp:
Occurring in the vicinity of the alpine
mountains and in lower elevations of the
mountains themselves, from the temperate to
the Mediterranean zone.
mieur-subatl-smed, oc:
Occurring in the sub-Atlantic region of the
temperate zone into the sub-Mediterranean
region, toward the east where an increasing
restriction to the mountains is observed.
4.5.4 Habitat Remarks on Extent and Natural
Uniformity/landscape
Al Allgäu
Av Foothills of the Alps (pre alpine hills
and moors)
Ba Baar
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