Mossfloran på Ölands alvar – ett nytt inventeringsprojekt.

Abstract

In 2011 a field survey of the bryophyte vegetation and flora of Stora Alvaret, the largest continuous alvar area in Sweden situated on the Baltic island of Öland (SE Sweden), was initiated. A number of transects crossing the alvar area from west to east will be surveyed. The aim of the investigation is to try and elucidate the realtionship between the bryophyte flora and environmental parameters such as soil chemistry, soil wetness, soil depth, disturbances from livestock grazing and the geographic position on the island at different spatial and temporal scales. The survey will be conducted both in early spring and late autumn and will run for several years to enable analyses of the impact of season and climatic variations