cladonia {ADER}

Cladonia Cover in Finland

Description

Average cover of the lichen Cladonia rangiferina (L.) Weber ex F.H.Wigg. in the understory of pine forests in 24 locations in Finland, plus some measurements of soil properties in the same localities.

Usage

data("cladonia")

Format

A data frame with 24 observations on the average cover of Cladonia rangiferina (cladrang), the estimated cover of bare soil (Baresoil), the thickness of the humus layer (Humdepth) and measurements of chemical soil characteristics (obvious names).

Source

Väre, H., Ohtonen, R. and Oksanen, J. (1995) Effects of reindeer grazing on understorey vegetation in dry Pinus sylvestris forests. Journal of Vegetation Science 6: 523-530.

References

These data are compiled form the varespec and varechem datasets in package vegan.

Examples

data(cladonia)
str(cladonia)