Abundances (% species cover) and CSR strategies of the species sampled along the primary succession of the Rutor Glacier (northern Italy)
Abundances were sampled using a five-point ordinal scale transformed to ranks: 1<1%; 2=1%-5%; 3=5%-25%; 4=25%-50%; 5>50%

			Early-successional plots (1-17)														Mid-successional plots (18-49)																													Late-successional plots (50-59)							CSR strategies
Plot Number		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	C	S	R
Achillea moschata	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	4	3	0	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	1	2	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38.57	23.81	37.62
Adenostyles leucophylla	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	49.59	0.00	50.41
Agrostis rupestris	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	2	3	1	2	4	1	1	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	17.45	65.26	17.29
Agrostis schraderiana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.97	39.47	18.56
Antennaria dioica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	28.92	56.75	14.34
Anthoxanthum odoratum	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	3	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	3	2	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	17.65	60.53	21.82
Arabis alpina		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.38	6.70	70.92
Avenula versicolor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	2	1	2	0	2	1	1	26.67	70.80	2.53
Cardamine bellidifolia	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.34	11.53	77.14
Cardamine resedifolia	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.28	48.59	39.13
Carex curvula		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	5	1	2	2	3	17.67	76.32	6.01
Carex sempervirens	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	2	3	2	0	0	2	3	2	2	25.66	62.06	12.28
Cerastium uniflorum	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.25	17.33	66.42
Epilobium fleischeri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35.08	12.30	52.62
Erigeron uniflorus	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.11	25.11	65.77
Euphrasia minima	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.83	23.91	70.26
Festuca halleri		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	5	0	2	3	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	16.35	70.63	13.02
Gnaphalium supinum	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	18.48	76.17	5.35
Hieracium angustifolium	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	19.82	40.59	39.59
Homogyne alpina		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	32.84	48.58	18.58
Juncus trifidus		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	29.59	64.86	5.54
Leontodon helveticus	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	32.61	22.51	44.88
Leucanthemopsis alpina	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21.36	15.82	62.83
Linaria alpina		0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.32	21.49	60.20
Lotus corniculatus	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	16.22	41.49	42.29
Luzula alpinopilosa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	38.62	29.10	32.28
Luzula lutea		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.73	70.96	10.31
Luzula spicata		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.87	73.97	14.16
Minuartia recurva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	3	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	16.65	50.60	32.74
Myosotis alpestris	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.52	55.76	26.72
Oxyria digyna		0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28.27	0.00	71.73
Pedicularis kerneri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	21.70	46.53	31.76
Phleum rhaeticum	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.37	46.60	12.03
Phyteuma hemisphaericum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	20.89	19.86	59.25
Poa alpina		2	2	2	4	3	1	2	3	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12.57	77.41	10.02
Ranunculus glacialis	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.21	1.97	78.83
Ranunculus kuepferi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34.59	20.52	44.90
Saxifraga aizoides	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.48	27.27	46.25
Saxifraga bryoides	0	2	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.28	64.76	17.96
Senecio incanus		0	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	24.89	39.75	35.37
Silene acaulis		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11.00	48.42	40.58
Trifolium badium	3	2	3	3	3	1	2	4	0	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38.32	16.85	44.83
Trifolium pallescens	2	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	3	4	3	4	2	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.71	38.48	41.81
Tussilago farfara	3	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.96	0.00	53.04
Veronica bellidioides	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	28.93	71.07	0.00
