The examination of spatial heterogenity of the terricolous bryophyte vegetation in acidofil forest communities

The bryophyte vegetation of three acidofil forest communities of four habitats on radiolarian bedrock were investigated in the Bükk mountains in Hungary. The frequency and the spatial pattern of 14 terricolous bryophyte species were recorded in permanent plots for three years using four-term local quadrat variance (4TLQV) spatial pattern analysis. The variograms of the occured terricolous bryophyte species were calculated with a program package called PASSAGE (Pattern Analysis, Spatial Statistics and Geographyc Exegesis). The examined bryophyte species were: Dicranum scoparium, Ceratodon purpureus, Leucobryum juniperoideum, Polytrichum formosum, Poilytrichum piliferum, Hypnum cupressiforme, Hungary/bryophytes/Acidofil forests/ Spatial pattern /Radiolarian rocks /Life forms/ Quadrat variance metho