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