APPENDIX 2

Table A2.1. List of all species recorded in 252 sampled pixels distributed in 92 peatlands. Nomenclature follows Esslinger and Egan (1995) for lichens, Stotler and Crandall-Stotler (1977) for liverworts, Anderson (1990) for Sphagnum mosses, Anderson et al. (1990) for other mosses, and Kartesz (1994) and Brummit and Powell (1992) for vascular plants.

Code
Genus/species
Authors
Group
Family
Ace rub
Acer rubrum
L.
Trees and shrubs
Aceraceae
And pol
Andromeda polifolia
var. glaucophylla
(Link) DC.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
ANG
Sphagnum angustifolium
(C. Jens. ex Russ.)
C. Jens. in Tolf.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Aro mel
Aronia melanocarpa
(Michx.) Ell.
Trees and shrubs
Rosaceae
Aul pal
Aulacomnium palustre
(Hedw.) Schwaegr.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Aulacomniaceae
Bet pop
Betula populifolia
R. S. Marsh.
Trees and shrubs
Betulaceae
Bet pum
Betula pumila
L.
Trees and shrubs
Betulaceae
Cal mue
Calypogeia muelleriana
(Schiffn.) K. Müll.
Liverworts
Calypogeiaceae
Cal tub
Calopogon tuberosus
var. tuberosus
(L.) B.S.P.
Other monocots
Orchidaceae
CAP
Sphagnum capillifolium
(Ehrh.) Hedw.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Car cho
Carex chordorrhiza
Ehrh. ex L. f.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car exi
Carex exilis
Dewey
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car lim
Carex limosa
L.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car mag
Carex magellanica
ssp. magellanica
Lam.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car oli
Carex oligosperma
Michx.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car pau
Carex pauciflora
Lightf.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car str
Carex stricta
Lam.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car tri
Carex trisperma
Dewey
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Cep con
Cephalozia connivens
(Dicks.) Lindb.
Liverworts
Cephaloziaceae
Cha cal
Chamaedaphne calyculata
(L.) Moench
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Cla chl
Cladonia chlorophaea
(Flörke ex Sommerf.)
Sprengel
Lichens
N/A
Cla con
Cladonia conista
A. Evans
Lichens
N/A
Cla cri
Cladonia cristatella
Tuck.
Lichens
N/A
Cla flu
Cladopodiella fluitans
(Nees) Joerg.
Liverworts
Cephaloziaceae
Cla ran
Cladina rangiferina
(L.) Nyl.
Lichens
N/a
Cop tri
Coptis trifolia
ssp. groenlandica
(Oeder) Hultén
Dicots
Ranunculaceae
CUS
Sphagnum cuspidatum
Ehrh. ex Hoffm.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Cyp aca
Cypripedium acaule
Aiton
Other monocots
Orchidaceae
Dic fus
Dicranum fuscescens
Turn.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Dicranaceae
Dic pol
Dicranum polysetum
Sw.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Dicranaceae
Dic und
Dicranum undulatum
Brid.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Dicranaceae
Dro rot
Drosera rotundifolia
L.
Dicots
Droseraceae
Eri ang
Eriophorum angustifolium
Honck.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Eri vag
Eriophorum vaginatum
var. spissum
(Fern.) B. Boivin
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Eri vir
Eriophorum virginicum
L.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
FAL
Sphagnum fallax
(Klinggr.) Klinggr.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
FUS
Sphagnum fuscum
(Schimp.) Klinggr.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Gau his
Gaultheria hispidula
(L.) Muhl. ex Bigelow
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Gay bac
Gaylussacia baccata
(Wangenh.) K. Koch.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Geo liv
Geocaulon lividum
(Richardson) Fern.
Dicots
Santalaceae
Kal ang
Kalmia angustifolia
L.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Kal pol
Kalmia polifolia
Wangenh.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Lar lar
Larix laricina
(Du Roi) K. Koch
Trees and shrubs
Pinaceae
Led gro
Ledum groenlandicum
Oeder
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Lop het
Lophocolea heterophylla
(Schrad.) Dum.
Liverworts
Lophocoleaceae
MAG
Sphagnum magellanicum
Brid.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Mai can
Maianthemum canadense
Desf.
Other monocots
Liliaceae
Mai tri
Maianthemum trifolium
(L.) Sloboda
Other monocots
Liliaceae
MAJ
Sphagnum majus
(Russ.) C. Jens.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Mel lin
Melampyrum lineare
Desr.
Dicots
Scrophulariaceae
Men tri
Menyanthes trifoliata
L.
Dicots
Menyanthaceae
Myl ano
Mylia anomala
(Hook.) S. Gray
Liverworts
Jungermanniaceae
Nem muc
Nemopanthus mucronatus
(L.) Loes
Trees and shrubs
Aquifoliaceae
Nup lut
Nuphar lutea
ssp. variegata
(Durand) E. O. Beal
Dicots
Nymphaeceae
Osm cin
Osmunda cinnamomea
L.
Ferns and
fern-related plants
Osmundaceae
PAP
Sphagnum papillosum
Lindb.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Pic mar
Picea mariana
(Mill.) B.S.P.
Trees and shrubs
Pinaceae
Pin str
Pinus strobus
L.
Trees and shrubs
Pinaceae
Pla ble
Platanthera blephariglottis
var. blephariglottis
(Willd.) Lindb.
Other monocots
Orchidaceae
Ple sch
Pleurozium schreberi
(Brid.) Mitt.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Hylocomiaceae
Pog oph
Pogonia ophioglossoides
(L.) Ker Gawl.
Other monocots
Orchidaceae
Poh nut
Pohlia nutans
(Hedw.) Lindb.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Bryaceae
Pol com
Polytrichum commune
Hedw.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Polytrichaceae
Pol str
Polytrichum strictum
Brid.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Polytrichaceae
Pti cil
Ptilidium ciliare
(L.) Hampe
Liverworts
Ptilidiaceae
Rho can
Rhododendron canadense
(L.) Torr.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Rhy alb
Rhynchospora alba
(L.) Vahl
Sedges
Cyperaceae
RIP
Sphagnum riparium
Angstr.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
RUB
Sphagnum rubellum
Wils.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
RUS
Sphagnum russowii
Warnst.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Sal ped
Salix pedicellaris
Pursh
Trees and shrubs
Salicaceae
Sar pur
Sarracenia purpurea
L.
Dicots
Sarraceniaceae
Sch pal
Scheuchzeria palustris
L.
Other monocots
Scheuchzeriaceae
Thu occ
Thuja occidentalis
L.
Trees and shrubs
Cupressaceae
Tri bor
Trientalis borealis
Raf.
Dicots
Primulaceae
Utr cor
Utricularia cornuta
Michx.
Dicots
Lentibulariaceae
Vac ang
Vaccinium angustifolium
Aiton
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Vac cor
Vaccinium corymbosum
L.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Vac mac
Vaccinium macrocarpon
Aiton
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Vac myr
Vaccinium myrtilloides
Michx.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Vac oxy
Vaccinium oxyoccos
L.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
War exa
Warnstorfia exannulata
(Schimp. in B.S.G.) Loeske
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Amblystegiaceae
War flu
Warnstorfia fluitans
(Hedw.) Loeske
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Amblystegiaceae
Vib nud
Viburnum nudum
var. cassinoides
(L.) Torr. and A. Gray
Trees and shrubs
Caprifoliaceae
 

 

Table A2.2. List of elements others than plant species recorded in 252 pixels in 92 peatlands.

Code
Element
Group
Bpeat
Bare Peat
Others
Deadw
Dead wood
Others
Litter
Litter
Others
Water
Open water
Others
 

 

Table A2.3. List of species not accounted for in Table A2.1 because they occurred in fewer than three pixels.

Code
Genus/species
Authors
Group
Family
Abi bal
Abies balsamea
(L.) Mill.
Trees and shrubs
Pinaceae
Aln inc
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
(Du Roi) Clausen
Trees and shrubs
Betulaceae
Ast nem
Aster nemoralis
Aiton
Dicots
Asteraceae
Baz tri
Bazzania trilobata
(L.) S. Gray
Liverworts
Lepidoziaceae
Bra rut
Brachythecium rutabulum
(Hedw.) Schimp.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Brachytheciaceae
Bro rec
Brotherella recurvans
(Michx.) Fleisch.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Sematophyllaceae
Bry sp.
Bryum sp.
Hedw.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Bryaceae
Cal can
Calamagrostis canadensis
(Michx.) P. Beauv.
Grasses
Poaceae
Cal sph
Calypogeia sphagnicola
(H. Arnell and J. Perss.)
Warnst. and Loeske
Liverworts
Calypogeiaceae
Car lac
Carex lacustris
Willd.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Car las
Carex lasiocarpa
Ehrh.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Cep lun
Cephalozia lunulifolia
(Dum.) Dum.
Liverworts
Cephaloziaceae
Cet del
Cetrariella delisei
(Bory ex Schaerer)
Kärnefelt and Thell
Lichens
N/A
Cla bac
Cladonia bacilliformis
(Nyl.) Glück
Lichens
N/A
Cla cen
Cladonia cenotea
(Ach.) Schaer.
Lichens
N/A
Cla coo
Cladonia coniocraea
(Flörke) Sprengel
Lichens
N/A
Cla dec
Cladonia decorticata
(Flörke) Sprengel
Lichens
N/A
Cla mit
Cladina mitis
(Sandst.) Hustich
Lichens
N/A
Cor can
Cornus canadensis
L.
Dicots
Cornaceae
Dic mon
Dicranum montanum
Hedw.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Dicranaceae
Dic sco
Dicranum scoparium
Hedw.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Dicranaceae
Dro ang
Drosera anglica
Huds.
Dicots
Droseraceae
Equ flu
Equisetum fluviatile
L.
Ferns and
fern-related plants
Equisetaceae
Equ pal
Equisetum palustre
L.
Ferns and
fern-related plants
Equisetaceae
Eri ten
Eriophorum tennelum
Nutt.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
FIM
Sphagnum fimbriatum
Wils. in Wils.
and Hook. f.
Sphagnum mosses
Sphagnaceae
Gau pro
Gaultheria procumbens
L.
Ericaceous plants
Ericaceae
Gly str
Glyceria striata
var. striata
(Lam.) A. S. Hichc.
Grasses
Poaceae
Gym inf
Gymnocolea inflata
(Huds.) Dum.
Liverworts
Jungermanniaceae
Ile ver
Ilex verticillata
(L.) A. Gray
Trees and shrubs
Aquifoliaceae
Iri ver
Iris versicolor
L.
Other monocots
Iridaceae
Kur set
Kurzia setacea
(Web.) Grolle
Liverworts
Lepidoziaceae
Lop ven
Lophozia ventricosa
(Dicks.) Dum.
Liverworts
Jungermanniaceae
Pla lae
Plagiothecium laetum
Schimp. in B.S.G.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Plagiotheciaceae
Pti cri
Ptilium crista-castrensis
(Hedw.) De Not.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Hypnaceae
Pti pul
Ptilidium pulcherrimum
(G. Web.) Hampe
Liverworts
Ptilidiaceae
Rub cha
Rubus chamaemorus
L.
Dicots
Rosaceae
Rub his
Rubus hispidus
L.
Dicots
Rosaceae
Rub pub
Rubus pubescens
Raf.
Dicots
Rosaceae
Sci sub
Scirpus subterminalis
Torr.
Sedges
Cyperaceae
Spi alb
Spiraea alba
var. latifolia
(Aiton) Dippel
Dicots
Rosaceae
Spl amp
Splachnum ampullaceum
Hedw.
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Splachnaceae
Tom nit
Tomenthypnum nitens
(Hedw.) Loeske
Mosses other
than sphagnum
Brachytheciaceae
Xyr mon
Xyris montana
Ries
Other monocots
Xyridaceae